Tales of My Landlord,: The black dwarfWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1816 - 347 páginas |
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... causes of dislike I will touch separate- ly , adding my own refutation thereof . . His honour , the Laird , accused our Landlord , deceased , of having encou- raged , in various times and places , thẹ destruction of hares , rabbits ...
... causes of dislike I will touch separate- ly , adding my own refutation thereof . . His honour , the Laird , accused our Landlord , deceased , of having encou- raged , in various times and places , thẹ destruction of hares , rabbits ...
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... cause of its existence had , however , passed away ; and tradition , who is as frequently an in- ventor of fiction as a preserver of truth , had supplied its place with a supplemen tary legend of her own , which now came full upon ...
... cause of its existence had , however , passed away ; and tradition , who is as frequently an in- ventor of fiction as a preserver of truth , had supplied its place with a supplemen tary legend of her own , which now came full upon ...
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... causing the ewes to keb , and the kine to cast their calves , and performing all the feats of mischief ascribed to these evil beings . On this moor she used to hold her revels with her sister hags ; and rings were still pointed out on ...
... causing the ewes to keb , and the kine to cast their calves , and performing all the feats of mischief ascribed to these evil beings . On this moor she used to hold her revels with her sister hags ; and rings were still pointed out on ...
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... cause , whether it were a friend's or their ain - that should be by nae bidding of mine , or of ony body that's come of a gentle kindred - But it winna gang out of a grey head like mine , that to gang to seek for evil that's no fashing ...
... cause , whether it were a friend's or their ain - that should be by nae bidding of mine , or of ony body that's come of a gentle kindred - But it winna gang out of a grey head like mine , that to gang to seek for evil that's no fashing ...
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... caused to be left in the neighbourhood of the spot , resolving next day to send workmen to put them up . But his purpose was anticipated , for in the evening , during the night , and early in the morning , the Dwarf had laboured so hard ...
... caused to be left in the neighbourhood of the spot , resolving next day to send workmen to put them up . But his purpose was anticipated , for in the evening , during the night , and early in the morning , the Dwarf had laboured so hard ...
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