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... soon kenned every sheep and lamb by headmark as well as any of them . " He par- ticularly attached himself to an aged " hind , " or shepherd , who was chief in charge of the flocks , and would rest by his side , listening to old stories ...
... soon kenned every sheep and lamb by headmark as well as any of them . " He par- ticularly attached himself to an aged " hind , " or shepherd , who was chief in charge of the flocks , and would rest by his side , listening to old stories ...
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... soon inclined me to struggle with my infirmity ; and I began by degrees to stand , to walk , and to run . Although the limb affected was much shrunk and contracted , my general health , which was of more importance , was much ...
... soon inclined me to struggle with my infirmity ; and I began by degrees to stand , to walk , and to run . Although the limb affected was much shrunk and contracted , my general health , which was of more importance , was much ...
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... soon became very strongly prejudiced in favor of the Stuart family . Listening to the songs and stories of the Jacobites , which abounded in that part of the country , and hearing descriptions from eye- witnesses of the cruelties ...
... soon became very strongly prejudiced in favor of the Stuart family . Listening to the songs and stories of the Jacobites , which abounded in that part of the country , and hearing descriptions from eye- witnesses of the cruelties ...
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... soon , She firmly believes she will go to the moon . " In 1783 , Scott completed his time at the High School , and , according to local custom , ought at once to have passed into the University of Edinburgh ; but his health , though ...
... soon , She firmly believes she will go to the moon . " In 1783 , Scott completed his time at the High School , and , according to local custom , ought at once to have passed into the University of Edinburgh ; but his health , though ...
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... soon discovered , " Ballantyne has stated , " that I was as fond of listening as he himself was of relating ; and I remember it was a thing of daily occurrence , that ÆT . 12. ] AT THE UNIVERSITY . 41 after 40 [ 1783 SIR WALTER SCOTT .
... soon discovered , " Ballantyne has stated , " that I was as fond of listening as he himself was of relating ; and I remember it was a thing of daily occurrence , that ÆT . 12. ] AT THE UNIVERSITY . 41 after 40 [ 1783 SIR WALTER SCOTT .
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