Tales of the Scottish PeasantryR. Carter, 1847 - 321 pages |
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Page 54
... thanks to the judge and jury for the manner in which the trial had been conducted . Being taken back to prison , he dedicated the remaining days of his life almost entirely to the duties of devotion . In these pious exercises , he was ...
... thanks to the judge and jury for the manner in which the trial had been conducted . Being taken back to prison , he dedicated the remaining days of his life almost entirely to the duties of devotion . In these pious exercises , he was ...
Page 84
... thanks , and therefore you are doing it as an act of duty , and it will meet its reward ; it will give peace and comfort to your future days . I am sure it will . And if it pleases God that my father should recover , who can tell what ...
... thanks , and therefore you are doing it as an act of duty , and it will meet its reward ; it will give peace and comfort to your future days . I am sure it will . And if it pleases God that my father should recover , who can tell what ...
Page 92
... thank for having been taught to read it . " " And from my soul I thank you for having read it to so much purpose , " said her father . " And you shall read it to me daily , and I trust my repentance for what is past will be accepted of ...
... thank for having been taught to read it . " " And from my soul I thank you for having read it to so much purpose , " said her father . " And you shall read it to me daily , and I trust my repentance for what is past will be accepted of ...
Page 119
... thank him at night for his mercies . He was strictly honest , and a pattern of temperance and sobriety . He had his amusements too ; but they were not those of scandal - bearing , gam- bling , or drinking . His garden , which was neatly ...
... thank him at night for his mercies . He was strictly honest , and a pattern of temperance and sobriety . He had his amusements too ; but they were not those of scandal - bearing , gam- bling , or drinking . His garden , which was neatly ...
Page 120
... thank God , and are all willing ; and I am in no fear of their getting a livelihood any- where . " This spirit in the father gave credit and consequence to the children . Thus when Lady Stately wanted Betty Meadows for a house - maid ...
... thank God , and are all willing ; and I am in no fear of their getting a livelihood any- where . " This spirit in the father gave credit and consequence to the children . Thus when Lady Stately wanted Betty Meadows for a house - maid ...
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