 | Minstrelsy - 1827 - 566 pages
...themselves from the heat They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of Somervill efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep and finding...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned syde-ways, the ball strocke his brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
 | William Motherwell - Ballads - 1827 - 566 pages
...themselves from the heat. They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of Somervill eft«r some litle rest awakeing from his sleep and finding...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned syde-ways, the ball strocke his brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
 | Ballads, Scots - 1829 - 432 pages
...little rest, awakening from his sleep, and finding the pistols that lay hard by him wet with the dew, began to rub and dry them, when unhappily one of them...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzzle turned side-ways, the ball struck his brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - Ballads, English - 1844 - 178 pages
...the Master of Somervil, after some litle rest, awakeing from his sleep, and finding his^pistolles, that lay hard by him, wett with the dew, he began...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned side- ways, the ball strocke his brother John directly in the head and killed him outright,... | |
 | William Motherwell - Ballads - 1846 - 300 pages
...themselves from the heat. They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of Somervill efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep and finding...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned syde-ways, the ball strocke his brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1858 - 568 pages
...after some little rest, awaking from his sleep, and finding his pistols that lay hard by him wet with dew, he began to rub and dry them, when unhappily one of them went off the ratch [lock], being lying on his knee and the muzzle turned sideways. The ball struck his brother John directly... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1858 - 574 pages
...after some little rest, awaking from his sleep, and finding his pistols that lay hard by him wet with dew, he began to rub and dry them, when unhappily one of them went off the ratch [lock], being lying on his knee and the muzzle turned sideways. The ball struck his brother John directly... | |
 | William Motherwell - Ballads, Scots - 1864 - 380 pages
...themselves from the heat. They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of SomerviU efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep, and finding...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned syde-ways, the ball strocke hia brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
 | Ballads - 1867 - 638 pages
...themselves from the heat. They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of Sommervill efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep and finding...that lay hard by him wett with the dew he began to nib and dry them, when unhappily one of them went off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the... | |
 | Ballads - 1871 - 692 pages
...themselves from the heat. They had not long continued in this place, when the Master of Somervill, efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep, and finding...off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the muzel turned syde-ways, the ball strocke his brother John directly in the head, and killed him outright,... | |
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Somervill efter some litle rest awakeing from his sleep and finding his pistolles that lay hard by him wett with the dew he began to rub and dry them, when unhappily one of them went off the ratch, being lying upon his knee, and the... 
