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Page ix
... took the boy from her , and ordered his groom to " horsewhip her , " and " to set the dogs upon her , " when she persisted in hovering about the premises to obtain a sight of her former charge . " Lord Altham now removed with his son to ...
... took the boy from her , and ordered his groom to " horsewhip her , " and " to set the dogs upon her , " when she persisted in hovering about the premises to obtain a sight of her former charge . " Lord Altham now removed with his son to ...
Page x
... took him into his house and hospitably maintained him for a considerable time ; and on one occasion , when he was assailed by a numerous party of his uncle's emissaries , Purcel placed the boy between his legs , and , stoutly defending ...
... took him into his house and hospitably maintained him for a considerable time ; and on one occasion , when he was assailed by a numerous party of his uncle's emissaries , Purcel placed the boy between his legs , and , stoutly defending ...
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... took a French leave . of his entertainers , but without experiencing the least breach of hospitality . I believe Jean Gordon was at this festival . " - ( Blackwood's Magazine , vol . i . p . 54. ) Notwithstanding the failure of Jean's ...
... took a French leave . of his entertainers , but without experiencing the least breach of hospitality . I believe Jean Gordon was at this festival . " - ( Blackwood's Magazine , vol . i . p . 54. ) Notwithstanding the failure of Jean's ...
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... took place in the seventeenth century , when the foul fiend pos- sessed them with a spirit of contradiction , which uniformly involved them in controversy with the ruling powers . They reversed the conduct of the celebrated Vicar of ...
... took place in the seventeenth century , when the foul fiend pos- sessed them with a spirit of contradiction , which uniformly involved them in controversy with the ruling powers . They reversed the conduct of the celebrated Vicar of ...
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... took his grey gelding , and joined Clavers at Killiecrankie . At the skirmish of Dunkeld , 1689 , he was shot dead by a Cameronian with a silver button ( being supposed to have proof from the Evil One against lead and steel ) , and his ...
... took his grey gelding , and joined Clavers at Killiecrankie . At the skirmish of Dunkeld , 1689 , he was shot dead by a Cameronian with a silver button ( being supposed to have proof from the Evil One against lead and steel ) , and his ...
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