The Dominie's Legacy, Bind 3W. Kidd, 1830 - 278 sider |
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Side 32
... opened a mouth ! The auld father of lees , himself , is but a bungler to him . " " And did he bring home this story , for the first time , to you and your husband , Mistress ? " said the Provost . " He did , Bailie ; I heard it frae him ...
... opened a mouth ! The auld father of lees , himself , is but a bungler to him . " " And did he bring home this story , for the first time , to you and your husband , Mistress ? " said the Provost . " He did , Bailie ; I heard it frae him ...
Side 82
... opened doubtfully to me , and I was conducted up stairs by a bald - headed foreign - faced man ; and when I expected to see my husband , whom I trembled with anxiety to embrace , the man bowed me to a seat , walked off slowly , and ...
... opened doubtfully to me , and I was conducted up stairs by a bald - headed foreign - faced man ; and when I expected to see my husband , whom I trembled with anxiety to embrace , the man bowed me to a seat , walked off slowly , and ...
Side 97
... at the corners of his mouth , he sobbed several times , and , by and by , his eyes , all at once , opened and rolled fearfully . By my chafing his temples , and VOL . III . H assisting , as far as I was able , the THE LOVE MATCH . 97.
... at the corners of his mouth , he sobbed several times , and , by and by , his eyes , all at once , opened and rolled fearfully . By my chafing his temples , and VOL . III . H assisting , as far as I was able , the THE LOVE MATCH . 97.
Side 122
... opened , and every one seemed astonished and af- fected upon perceiving the bent figure of old Mr. Rawson , as he was brought in , leaning upon the shoulders of two men , his head shaking with a palsied motion , and his red eyes ...
... opened , and every one seemed astonished and af- fected upon perceiving the bent figure of old Mr. Rawson , as he was brought in , leaning upon the shoulders of two men , his head shaking with a palsied motion , and his red eyes ...
Side 183
... opened out to my view . " I stopped my horse to gaze on this pleasing scene . Round the edge of the lake , and on a pic- turesque island in its bosom , were placed several exquisite statues , in different attitudes : -by the side of a ...
... opened out to my view . " I stopped my horse to gaze on this pleasing scene . Round the edge of the lake , and on a pic- turesque island in its bosom , were placed several exquisite statues , in different attitudes : -by the side of a ...
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Allanton answered anxiety Bailie Farrier Bailie Shuttleston became began Betty Leishman Captain Palmer Celt circumstances comfort countenance Covenanters Craig Craigha Davie Davie's Deacon Dote delight dinna distress Donald Magraw door English rider enjoy excisemen exclaimed eyes face father feelings frae gentleman girl give Glasgow grief hand happiness head heard heart heath Highland Highlandmen hope husband impatience instant JOHN GORTON Kilmarnock Kingswell lads length Lochaber look Louisa Lowland Laird magistrates marriage Mearn's ment mind moor mother mountain dew neighbour Neilston never night obliged observed officer painful Paisley party perceived person Peterkin pleasure poor Provost Quentin Bruce rience road Ronald M'Lean round Scotland seemed soon sorrow spirit stepmother stood stranger suffering tell Templeton thing thought told town whispered whole wife William Craig WILLIAM KIDD woman wretched ye'll young youth
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Side 149 - 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 179 - To him that hath shall be given ; and from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Side 57 - ... the ball-room I was not destined to partake of ; to the look of admiration or of interest, in public or private, I was quite a stranger, and the delicious evening walk with a lover, the stolen whisper or interview, I was fated never to enjoy. Old men talked religion with me, young men talked about the weather or the wars, but their little love topics and scandals among their rivals and sweethearts, they feared to speak of in my presence, and love was never mentioned, except in ridicule. " Meantime...
Side 86 - T was by this time so completely overcome by the appearance and story of this unhappy woman, that my tears fell as fast as hers. When "she became a little calm, she proceeded. " Independent of my feelings for my husband, I was now in a foreign country, where a language which I understood not was spoken, without friends or money, and with two infant children besides myself to provide for.
Side 56 - ... with reference to others,, in such a way, as to shew me its value in the eyes of men, and to give me a humble opinion of myself. The young men talked of books with me and my father, but they made up their party of pleasure without ever thinking of me ; and preferred the silliest coquets, the merest mental nonentities, because of some girlish beauty of face or person. This was most chagrining to me, as I had strong sensibility, and much relish for the endearments of affection and the passions...
Side 66 - That is licr glory in prosperity, her consolation in sorrow, her support in trial, her every thing. Poverty she may suffer, persecution or ill treatment from others she may endure, toil she may undertake with cheerfulness and with patience, but take from her her husband's affections, and you take from her the corner-stone upon which is founded all her happiness upon earth.
Side 150 - A few steps further on I met a friend whom I had not seen for a long time, and who lived in a house nearby.
Side 76 - ... full of expressions of regret, kindness, and affection. We continued to correspond, and as the impression of my former sorrows began to weaken, my love for my husband revived, and anxiety for his welfare occupied much of my thoughts. I...
Side 85 - ... her face streaming with tears, the very picture of heart-bursting sorrow — " Oh, Sir ! can you conceive what it is to lose a husband as I lost him ? Can you understand the inexpressible grief of never seeing more on earth — never! — never more on earth !— the man, who with all his faults, is entwined round the heart of a weak and sensitive woman?