The Dominie's Legacy, Bind 3W. Kidd, 1830 - 278 sider |
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Side 7
... whole showed that he was evidently born to despise the inconvenient trammels of verity , and to revel among the pliable fancies and in the upper regions of pure invention . Whether these talents in Davie were nourished and brought out ...
... whole showed that he was evidently born to despise the inconvenient trammels of verity , and to revel among the pliable fancies and in the upper regions of pure invention . Whether these talents in Davie were nourished and brought out ...
Side 10
... whole , who seemed peculiarly favoured by Mrs. Templeton , the lady we are speaking of ; and , in fact , the two were seen so often together in public , and walking by themselves in the suburbs , near her husband's house , that it was ...
... whole , who seemed peculiarly favoured by Mrs. Templeton , the lady we are speaking of ; and , in fact , the two were seen so often together in public , and walking by themselves in the suburbs , near her husband's house , that it was ...
Side 12
... whole thing ready ; and not only so , but being also struck with the wants of the commu- nity , in respect of news from abroad , his fancy being now awake , a train of ideas darted into his head , all the way from the seat of war , that ...
... whole thing ready ; and not only so , but being also struck with the wants of the commu- nity , in respect of news from abroad , his fancy being now awake , a train of ideas darted into his head , all the way from the seat of war , that ...
Side 17
... whole night . Not but that the zeal of the club for virtue , and morals , and continence , and all that , was greatly kindled ; but this zeal , and the honest wrath of the members against the guilty pair and their shameful conduct , was ...
... whole night . Not but that the zeal of the club for virtue , and morals , and continence , and all that , was greatly kindled ; but this zeal , and the honest wrath of the members against the guilty pair and their shameful conduct , was ...
Side 18
... whole statement regarding this scandalous offence against public morals and decency ; and Deacon Dote having been freely quoted as authority for the story , our intelligencer departed early with his valuable tale , and the whole affair ...
... whole statement regarding this scandalous offence against public morals and decency ; and Deacon Dote having been freely quoted as authority for the story , our intelligencer departed early with his valuable tale , and the whole affair ...
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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?