Tales of My Landlord,: Old mortalityWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1817 - 347 páginas |
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... Jenny Dennison , afore my face . I wonder women can hae the impudence to do sic things ; but they are a ' for the red - coats . Whiles I hae thought o ' being a trooper mysel , when I thought .naething else wad gae down wi ' Jenny- and ...
... Jenny Dennison , afore my face . I wonder women can hae the impudence to do sic things ; but they are a ' for the red - coats . Whiles I hae thought o ' being a trooper mysel , when I thought .naething else wad gae down wi ' Jenny- and ...
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... Jenny Dennison brought forward , one after another , like a skilful general , who charges with the several di visions of his troops in regular succession . First , Jenny was morally positive that young Milnwood would come to no harm ...
... Jenny Dennison brought forward , one after another , like a skilful general , who charges with the several di visions of his troops in regular succession . First , Jenny was morally positive that young Milnwood would come to no harm ...
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... Jenny to bring her the cause of the tumult which shook the castle to its very basis ; but Jenny , once engaged in the bustling tide , found so much to ask and to hear that she forgot the state of anxious uncertainty in which she had ...
... Jenny to bring her the cause of the tumult which shook the castle to its very basis ; but Jenny , once engaged in the bustling tide , found so much to ask and to hear that she forgot the state of anxious uncertainty in which she had ...
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... Jenny , what meal is in the girnel ? " " Four bows o ' aitmeal , twa bows o ' hear , and twa bows o ' pease , " was Jenny's reply . 66 Aweel , hinny , " continued Niel Blane , sighing deeply , " let Bauldie drive the pease and bear meal ...
... Jenny , what meal is in the girnel ? " " Four bows o ' aitmeal , twa bows o ' hear , and twa bows o ' pease , " was Jenny's reply . 66 Aweel , hinny , " continued Niel Blane , sighing deeply , " let Bauldie drive the pease and bear meal ...
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... Jenny Dennison , who had entered during the latter part of this conversation , and was now left alone with her mistress in the hall , the Major returning to his military cares , and Lady Margaret to her medical preparations . Edith only ...
... Jenny Dennison , who had entered during the latter part of this conversation , and was now left alone with her mistress in the hall , the Major returning to his military cares , and Lady Margaret to her medical preparations . Edith only ...
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ahint answered Cuddie answered Morton arms army auld Balfour battle blood body Bothwell Burley carabines Castle cause Charnwood Claver Claverhouse Colonel Grahame command Cornet council Covenant Covenanters defend desperate dragoons e'en ed Morton Edith enemy Erastianism Evandale's exclaimed eyes favour fear fire followers friends garrison gi'e Glasgow gude Halliday hand head Henry Morton hill honour horse horsemen Inglis insurgents Jenny Dennison John Gudyill Kettledrummle King Lady Margaret leaders leddy Lord Evan Lord Evandale Lord Ross Macbriar Major Bellenden maun Mause means ment Miss Bellenden mistress moderate party morning muckle ness numbers officer party Philistines Poundtext preacher presbyterians prisoner puir ranks rebels replied Morton retreat rode Scotland seemed shewed soldiers speak specta sword thee Thou art Tillietudlem tion Tower of Tillietudlem troopers voice wad hae weel whigs word wounded young Milnwood young nobleman zeal
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Página 89 - And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Página 39 - Zioa is his seat. There arrows of the bow he brake, The shield, the sword, the war, More glorious thou than hills of prey, More excellent art far.
Página 89 - For Tophet is ordained of old ; Yea, for the king it is prepared ; He hath made it deep and large: The pile thereof is fire and much wood ; The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Página 32 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Página 62 - Burley," said Bothwell, griping his sword firmly, and setting his teeth close; "you escaped me once, but (he swore an oath too tremendous to be written down) thy head is worth its weight of silver, and it shall go home at my saddle-bow, or my saddle shall go home empty for me.
Página 32 - I am sunk in deep mire where there is no standing — I am come into deep waters where the floods overflow me...