Grey craigs, or 'Auld lang syne'.J. Nisbet, 1880 - 275 pages |
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... tell me where my uncle is , if he's no at hand . " But all Davie's reply was a somersault on the floor . " Rob , can ye no tell me , " said the girl , for the first time appealing to the ploughman in her distress ; and then fairly ...
... tell me where my uncle is , if he's no at hand . " But all Davie's reply was a somersault on the floor . " Rob , can ye no tell me , " said the girl , for the first time appealing to the ploughman in her distress ; and then fairly ...
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... tell you , Willie ; your bairn is weel , but your wife - Mary - is gane . " " Gane , Mary ! " he repeated , as if in a dream . " Mother , say it's no true ; I canna believe it ; " and he grasped his mother's arm for support , repeating ...
... tell you , Willie ; your bairn is weel , but your wife - Mary - is gane . " " Gane , Mary ! " he repeated , as if in a dream . " Mother , say it's no true ; I canna believe it ; " and he grasped his mother's arm for support , repeating ...
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... tell him I am thoughtless and inconsiderate , ' The laddie is young yet , he'll get sense as he grows aulder ; just wait a wee and ye'll see him wise and staid enough . ' " " I most heartily trust it may be so ; and I am sure both James ...
... tell him I am thoughtless and inconsiderate , ' The laddie is young yet , he'll get sense as he grows aulder ; just wait a wee and ye'll see him wise and staid enough . ' " " I most heartily trust it may be so ; and I am sure both James ...
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... tell him so ; and yet she would have de- fended her master and his property with her life . But now Uncle John had dropped the paper and leant back upon his seat looking thoughtful and sad , as if something he had read there had touched ...
... tell him so ; and yet she would have de- fended her master and his property with her life . But now Uncle John had dropped the paper and leant back upon his seat looking thoughtful and sad , as if something he had read there had touched ...
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... tell you they would ever compare the loss o ' a man to that o ' a bairn . " " There's surely another side o ' the story , " answered the smith , smiling sadly , as visions of his own gentle wife rose up before him , and the happiness he ...
... tell you they would ever compare the loss o ' a man to that o ' a bairn . " " There's surely another side o ' the story , " answered the smith , smiling sadly , as visions of his own gentle wife rose up before him , and the happiness he ...
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