The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 6Conner & Cooke, 1833 - English literature |
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... town of Ayr , he resolved to be revenged on the authors of this great crime . The English in the mean while made much feasting , and when they had eaten and drank plentifully , they lay down to sleep in the same large barns in which ...
... town of Ayr , he resolved to be revenged on the authors of this great crime . The English in the mean while made much feasting , and when they had eaten and drank plentifully , they lay down to sleep in the same large barns in which ...
Page 18
... town of Ayr , he resolved to be revenged on the authors of this great crime . The English in the mean while made much feasting , and when they had eaten and drank plentifully , they lay down to sleep in the same large barns in which ...
... town of Ayr , he resolved to be revenged on the authors of this great crime . The English in the mean while made much feasting , and when they had eaten and drank plentifully , they lay down to sleep in the same large barns in which ...
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... town or castle , is to quarter an army around it , so as to pre- vent those within from getting provisions . This was done at Stirling , til ! Sir Philip Mowbray , who com- manded the castle , finding that he was like to be reduced to ...
... town or castle , is to quarter an army around it , so as to pre- vent those within from getting provisions . This was done at Stirling , til ! Sir Philip Mowbray , who com- manded the castle , finding that he was like to be reduced to ...
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... town . These revenues were laid out by the magistrates ( usually called the Provost and Bailies ) for the use of the town . The same magis- trates , in those warlike days , led out the burghers , or townsmen , to battle , either in ...
... town . These revenues were laid out by the magistrates ( usually called the Provost and Bailies ) for the use of the town . The same magis- trates , in those warlike days , led out the burghers , or townsmen , to battle , either in ...
Page 49
... town , and the household servants of the King , with the people inhabiting the town of Perth , were hastening to the rescue , with torches and wea- pons . The traitors accordingly caught the alarm , and retreated into the Highlands ...
... town , and the household servants of the King , with the people inhabiting the town of Perth , were hastening to the rescue , with torches and wea- pons . The traitors accordingly caught the alarm , and retreated into the Highlands ...
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