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Page 10
He brought us some pieces of lead and bullets which these ponderous tomes
had intercepted during the action , and which he had extracted with great care ;
and , were I in spirits , I could give you a comic account of his astonishment at the
...
He brought us some pieces of lead and bullets which these ponderous tomes
had intercepted during the action , and which he had extracted with great care ;
and , were I in spirits , I could give you a comic account of his astonishment at the
...
Page 20
... was known to give half - a - crown to a beggar , because he had thrice called
him Ellangowan , in beseeching him for a penny . He therefore felt acutely the
general want of respect , and particularly when he contrasted his own character
and ...
... was known to give half - a - crown to a beggar , because he had thrice called
him Ellangowan , in beseeching him for a penny . He therefore felt acutely the
general want of respect , and particularly when he contrasted his own character
and ...
Page 21
... when , settled among a generation of country gentlemen , he becomes , in
Burns ' language , The tongue of the trump to them a ' . * * The tongue of the
trump is the wire of the Jew's harp , that which gives sound to the whole
instrument .
... when , settled among a generation of country gentlemen , he becomes , in
Burns ' language , The tongue of the trump to them a ' . * * The tongue of the
trump is the wire of the Jew's harp , that which gives sound to the whole
instrument .
Page 28
Mr. Glossin , having , like a prudent examinator , suffered his witness to give vent
to all her surprise and indignation , now began to inquire whether the suspected
person had left any property or papers about the inn . “ Troth , he put a parcela ...
Mr. Glossin , having , like a prudent examinator , suffered his witness to give vent
to all her surprise and indignation , now began to inquire whether the suspected
person had left any property or papers about the inn . “ Troth , he put a parcela ...
Page 42
I shall confine you in the old castle for to - night , and give these people double
allowance of grog . Mac - Guffog will fall in the trap in which he caught you . The
stanchions on the window of the strong room , as they call it , are wasted to
pieces ...
I shall confine you in the old castle for to - night , and give these people double
allowance of grog . Mac - Guffog will fall in the trap in which he caught you . The
stanchions on the window of the strong room , as they call it , are wasted to
pieces ...
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