Tales of My Landlord,: The black dwarfWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1816 - 347 páginas |
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... heard as much goodly speaking on the law of patronage , as , with the fructification thereof in mine own understanding , hath made me be considered as an ora- cle upon that doctrine ever since my safe and happy return to Gander- cleugh ...
... heard as much goodly speaking on the law of patronage , as , with the fructification thereof in mine own understanding , hath made me be considered as an ora- cle upon that doctrine ever since my safe and happy return to Gander- cleugh ...
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... heard o ' canny Elshie the Black Dwarf , or I am muckle mista'en - A ' the warld tells tales about him , but it's but daft nonsense after a ' - I dinna believe a word o't frae begin- ning to end . " " Your father believed it unco ...
... heard o ' canny Elshie the Black Dwarf , or I am muckle mista'en - A ' the warld tells tales about him , but it's but daft nonsense after a ' - I dinna believe a word o't frae begin- ning to end . " " Your father believed it unco ...
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... wad hae keepit it in mind mony a day till we got some mends for it -but ye ken your ain ways best , you lairds -I have heard say that Ellieslaw's friend stickit your sire after the laird himsel had mastered his THE BLACK DWARF . 47.
... wad hae keepit it in mind mony a day till we got some mends for it -but ye ken your ain ways best , you lairds -I have heard say that Ellieslaw's friend stickit your sire after the laird himsel had mastered his THE BLACK DWARF . 47.
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... tell me - no that it's ony concern of mine in particular , but I heard the priest of St John's , and our mi- nister , bargaining about it at the Winter fair , and troth they baith spak very weel -Now THE BLACK DWARF . 63.
... tell me - no that it's ony concern of mine in particular , but I heard the priest of St John's , and our mi- nister , bargaining about it at the Winter fair , and troth they baith spak very weel -Now THE BLACK DWARF . 63.
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... heard ane whistle ahint me in the moss , as like a whaup as ae thing could be like anither . And mony ane my father saw when he used to come hame frae the fairs at e'en , wi ' a drap drink in his head , honest man . " Earnscliff was ...
... heard ane whistle ahint me in the moss , as like a whaup as ae thing could be like anither . And mony ane my father saw when he used to come hame frae the fairs at e'en , wi ' a drap drink in his head , honest man . " Earnscliff was ...
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act of security amang answered auld bairn baith Black Dwarf bonny canna canny castle Castleton cing cliff cluse cousin daughter de'il dinna door Dwarf e'en Ellieslaw Elshie evil exclaimed eyes father fear feelings frae gentlemen gi'e Grace Armstrong gude hame hand hast head hear heard heart Heughfoot hinny Hobbie Elliot Hobbie's honour horse Hout I'se Isabella jacobite JEDEDIAH CLEISHBOTHAM labour Laird Landlord leave look Lucy mair Mareschal marriage maun ment misanthropy Miss Ilderton Miss Vere moor morning muckle mutchkin mysel neighbours night ower party person poor puir Ratcliffe Recluse replied rode Scotland seemed sion Sir Fre Sir Frederick Langley sisters Solitary speak stone stood sword tell thae thee ther there's thing thou thought tion tower Troth weel Westburnflat word young Earnscliff yoursel
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