Tales of My Landlord,: The black dwarfWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1816 - 347 páginas |
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... the most sceptical , that I , who have sat in the leathern arm - chair , on the left- hand side of the fire , in the common room of the Wallace Inn , winter and summer , for every evening in my life , during INTRODUCTION . 5.
... the most sceptical , that I , who have sat in the leathern arm - chair , on the left- hand side of the fire , in the common room of the Wallace Inn , winter and summer , for every evening in my life , during INTRODUCTION . 5.
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... side the brace of large greyhounds , who were the companions of his sports , and who were wont , in his own phrase , to fear neither dog nor devil ; he looked at the priming of his piece , and , like the clown in Hallowe'en , whistled ...
... side the brace of large greyhounds , who were the companions of his sports , and who were wont , in his own phrase , to fear neither dog nor devil ; he looked at the priming of his piece , and , like the clown in Hallowe'en , whistled ...
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... side of the jest - No that I was asking the question about Grace , for ye maun ken she's no my cousin - germain out and out , but the daughter of my uncle's wife by her first marriage , so she's nae kith nor kin to me -only a connection ...
... side of the jest - No that I was asking the question about Grace , for ye maun ken she's no my cousin - germain out and out , but the daughter of my uncle's wife by her first marriage , so she's nae kith nor kin to me -only a connection ...
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... side o ' his horse , like a cadger carrying calves . " " I wish they had left some for us then , grannie , " retorted Hobbie ; " they've clear- ed the country o ' them , thae auld friends o ' yours , I'm thinking . " " Ye see other folk ...
... side o ' his horse , like a cadger carrying calves . " " I wish they had left some for us then , grannie , " retorted Hobbie ; " they've clear- ed the country o ' them , thae auld friends o ' yours , I'm thinking . " " Ye see other folk ...
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... a conscious glance at Earnscliff , placed himself by her side . Mirth and lively conversation , in which the old lady of the house took the good- VOL . I. D humoured share which so well becomes old age , restored THE BLACK DWARF . 73.
... a conscious glance at Earnscliff , placed himself by her side . Mirth and lively conversation , in which the old lady of the house took the good- VOL . I. D humoured share which so well becomes old age , restored THE BLACK DWARF . 73.
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