Tales of My Landlord,: Old mortalityWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1817 - 347 páginas |
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... Weel , thinks I , there's nae place in this country they ca Roman Gilead - it will be some gate in the west moorlands ; and or we win there I'll see to slip awa ' wi ' this mother o mine , for I winna rin my " ( neck into a tether for ...
... Weel , thinks I , there's nae place in this country they ca Roman Gilead - it will be some gate in the west moorlands ; and or we win there I'll see to slip awa ' wi ' this mother o mine , for I winna rin my " ( neck into a tether for ...
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... weel hae tried to drive our auld fore - a - hand ox without the goad - de'il a step wad she budge . Weel , after a ' , the - cleugh we were in was strait , and the mist cam thick , and there was gude hope the dragoons wad hae missed us ...
... weel hae tried to drive our auld fore - a - hand ox without the goad - de'il a step wad she budge . Weel , after a ' , the - cleugh we were in was strait , and the mist cam thick , and there was gude hope the dragoons wad hae missed us ...
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... Weel , they turned on me , and clinked at me with their swords , and I garr'd my hand keep my head as weel as I could till Lord Evan- dale cam up , and then I cried out I was a servant at Tillietudlem - ye ken yoursel he was aye judged ...
... Weel , they turned on me , and clinked at me with their swords , and I garr'd my hand keep my head as weel as I could till Lord Evan- dale cam up , and then I cried out I was a servant at Tillietudlem - ye ken yoursel he was aye judged ...
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... Weel , that's just my mind too , aye supposing we hae a feasible opportunity o ' breaking loose . But then ye speak o ' a charter ; now these are things that only belang to the like o ' you , that are a gentle man , and it might na bear ...
... Weel , that's just my mind too , aye supposing we hae a feasible opportunity o ' breaking loose . But then ye speak o ' a charter ; now these are things that only belang to the like o ' you , that are a gentle man , and it might na bear ...
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... weel as Corporal Inglis there . I hae broken his head or now , for as massy as he's riding ahint us . And then ye'll no be gaun to stay in this country ? " said he , stopping and interrupting him self . " Probably not , " replied Morton ...
... weel as Corporal Inglis there . I hae broken his head or now , for as massy as he's riding ahint us . And then ye'll no be gaun to stay in this country ? " said he , stopping and interrupting him self . " Probably not , " replied Morton ...
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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...