Tales of My Landlord,: The black dwarfWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1816 - 347 páginas |
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... his companion , in his turn , as he prepared to advance . " We'll aye hae time to pit ower a bit prayer ( an ' I could but mind ane ) afore she comes this length -God ! she's in nae hurry , " continued he THE BLACK DWARF . 55.
... his companion , in his turn , as he prepared to advance . " We'll aye hae time to pit ower a bit prayer ( an ' I could but mind ane ) afore she comes this length -God ! she's in nae hurry , " continued he THE BLACK DWARF . 55.
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Walter Scott. yoursel in no rash adventures - for your's was aye ower venturesome a race , and muckle harm they got by it . " “ But I am sure , my good friend , you would not have me be afraid of going to an open moor in broad day ...
Walter Scott. yoursel in no rash adventures - for your's was aye ower venturesome a race , and muckle harm they got by it . " “ But I am sure , my good friend , you would not have me be afraid of going to an open moor in broad day ...
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... ower far in wi ' the Auld Ane to have a shadow . Besides , " he argued more logically , " whaever heard of a shadow that cam between a body and the sun ? and this thing , be it what it will , is bigger and taller than the body himsel ...
... ower far in wi ' the Auld Ane to have a shadow . Besides , " he argued more logically , " whaever heard of a shadow that cam between a body and the sun ? and this thing , be it what it will , is bigger and taller than the body himsel ...
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... ower crousely . " " Not young Earnscliff ? " said the Soli- tary , with some emotion . " No ; not young Earnscliff - not young Earnscliff yet ; but his time may come , if he will not take warning , and get him back to the burrow - town ...
... ower crousely . " " Not young Earnscliff ? " said the Soli- tary , with some emotion . " No ; not young Earnscliff - not young Earnscliff yet ; but his time may come , if he will not take warning , and get him back to the burrow - town ...
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... ower freely about his betters . I trow he will hae lost the best pen - feather o ' his wing before to- morrow morning . Farewell , Elshie ; there's some canny boys waiting for me down amang the shaws , owerbye ; I will see you as I come ...
... ower freely about his betters . I trow he will hae lost the best pen - feather o ' his wing before to- morrow morning . Farewell , Elshie ; there's some canny boys waiting for me down amang the shaws , owerbye ; I will see you as I come ...
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