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... hand , must be Andrew Ker of Faldonside , a brother's son , I believe , of the celebrated Sir David Ker of Cessford ; his look and bearing those of a Border freebooter ; his disposition so savage that during the fray in the cabinet he ...
... hand , must be Andrew Ker of Faldonside , a brother's son , I believe , of the celebrated Sir David Ker of Cessford ; his look and bearing those of a Border freebooter ; his disposition so savage that during the fray in the cabinet he ...
Page 8
... hand , it not being thought . fit that persons of his degree ( for he was an apprentice to the old Glover ) should appear on the street armed with sword or dagger , a privilege which the jackmen , or military re- tainers of the nobility ...
... hand , it not being thought . fit that persons of his degree ( for he was an apprentice to the old Glover ) should appear on the street armed with sword or dagger , a privilege which the jackmen , or military re- tainers of the nobility ...
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... hand again and again ; Dorothy made her compliments ; and Catharine herself offered freely her hand , which Henry held in his massive grasp as if he designed to carry it to his lips , but , after a moment's hesitation , desisted , from ...
... hand again and again ; Dorothy made her compliments ; and Catharine herself offered freely her hand , which Henry held in his massive grasp as if he designed to carry it to his lips , but , after a moment's hesitation , desisted , from ...
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... hand keep his head , unless he will sleep in slender security . Come , come ; beshrew me if thou hast not spoiled as ... hands . " 66 Aha ! - -now would I lay a gold crown thou hast had a quarrel with some Edinburgh Burn - the - wind ...
... hand keep his head , unless he will sleep in slender security . Come , come ; beshrew me if thou hast not spoiled as ... hands . " 66 Aha ! - -now would I lay a gold crown thou hast had a quarrel with some Edinburgh Burn - the - wind ...
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... hand glove from the right . But if thou wouldst have my forgiveness , say something of comfort to my poor Henry . There he sits , confounded and dismayed with all the preachment thou hast heaped together ; and he , to whom a trumpet ...
... hand glove from the right . But if thou wouldst have my forgiveness , say something of comfort to my poor Henry . There he sits , confounded and dismayed with all the preachment thou hast heaped together ; and he , to whom a trumpet ...
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