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... received as an inmate into the family of Mr Fairford , senior , at a time when some of the de- licacy of constitution which had abridged the life of his consort , began to shew itself in the son , and when the father was , of course ...
... received as an inmate into the family of Mr Fairford , senior , at a time when some of the de- licacy of constitution which had abridged the life of his consort , began to shew itself in the son , and when the father was , of course ...
Side 20
... his place . The Court was very much crowded ; for much amusement had been received on former occa- sions when Peter had volunteered his own ora- tory , and had been completely successful in routing the 20 CHAP . I. NARRATIVE .
... his place . The Court was very much crowded ; for much amusement had been received on former occa- sions when Peter had volunteered his own ora- tory , and had been completely successful in routing the 20 CHAP . I. NARRATIVE .
Side 24
... received with some applause , re- sembled the ancient story of the fruit which was carved with a knife poisoned on one side of the blade only , so that the individual to whom the envenomed portion was served , drew decay and death from ...
... received with some applause , re- sembled the ancient story of the fruit which was carved with a knife poisoned on one side of the blade only , so that the individual to whom the envenomed portion was served , drew decay and death from ...
Side 35
... received this letter , and had read it to an end , his first idea was to com- municate it to his son , that an express might be instantly dispatched , or a King's messenger sent with proper authority to search after his late guest . The ...
... received this letter , and had read it to an end , his first idea was to com- municate it to his son , that an express might be instantly dispatched , or a King's messenger sent with proper authority to search after his late guest . The ...
Side 36
... received , un- til the business of the day should be ended . The delay , he persuaded himself , could be of little consequence to Darsie Latimer , whose folly , he dared to say , had led him into some scrape which would meet an ...
... received , un- til the business of the day should be ended . The delay , he persuaded himself , could be of little consequence to Darsie Latimer , whose folly , he dared to say , had led him into some scrape which would meet an ...
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acquainted addressed Alan Fairford Alan's answered auld Baliol betwixt Birrenswork called cause clerk cobite Court Cristal Nixon danger Darsie Latimer door Dorcas doubt Drudgeit Dumfries Edinburgh Edward Baliol endeavoured escape father favourable folks follow ford Geddes hand heard Herries hinnie honest honour hope horse Jacobites James Wilkinson John Davies Justice Foxley Justice of Peace lady Laird length letter loike look magistrate matter maun Maxwell means ment mind Mount Sharon mutchkin Nanty Ewart never occasion ower party Pate-in-Peril person Poor Peter Peebles present Provost Crosbie purpose Quaker recollection Redgauntlet replied Saint Bees Sallust Saunders Fairford Scotland seemed Shepherd's Bush shew singular Solway Summertrees thee thing thou thought tion tone trepanned Trumbull trust unhappy voice vost warrant weel Whigs wish words young gentleman young lawyer
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Side 203 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go...
Side 326 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Side 160 - God bless the King !— God bless the Faith's defender !— God bless — No harm in blessing the Pretender. Who that Pretender is, and who that King,— God bless us all, — is quite another thing.
Side 323 - I hope, sir," answered Fairford, civilly, " you are in the habit of reading better books." " Faith," answered Nanty, " with help of a little Geneva text, I could read my Sallust as well as you can ; " and snatching the book from Alan's hand, he began to read, in the Scottish accent.
Side 3 - ... practised by various great authors, and by ourselves in the preceding chapters. Nevertheless, a genuine correspondence of this kind (and Heaven forbid it should be in any respect sophisticated by interpolations of our own !) can seldom be found to contain all in which it is necessary to instruct the reader for his full comprehension of the story.
Side 240 - Charlie,' upon the tenth of June. He is a black sheep, and deserves no encouragement." " Not a bad tune though, after all," said Summertrees ; and, turning to the window, he half hummed, half whistled, the air in question, then sang the last verse aloud: Oh I...
Side 240 - I swear and vow by moon and stars, And sun that shines so early, If I had twenty thousand lives, I'd die as aft for Charlie.