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... THE BATTLE OF BALRINNES .252 JOCK O ' THE SIDE . .264 HOBBIE NOBLE .271 DONALD OF THE ISLES .. .277 ELORE , LO .283 ROSLIN'S DAUGHTER ... .286 THE HONEYMOON ..292 INTRODUCTION . IN offering to the public a collected and CONTENTS . xi.
... THE BATTLE OF BALRINNES .252 JOCK O ' THE SIDE . .264 HOBBIE NOBLE .271 DONALD OF THE ISLES .. .277 ELORE , LO .283 ROSLIN'S DAUGHTER ... .286 THE HONEYMOON ..292 INTRODUCTION . IN offering to the public a collected and CONTENTS . xi.
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... sides were torn . 16 " O whaur will I get a gude sailor Will tak ' the helm in hand , Until I win to the tall top ... side , And let na the sea come in . " 20 They fetched a web o ' the silken claith , Another o ' the twine , 22 21 ...
... sides were torn . 16 " O whaur will I get a gude sailor Will tak ' the helm in hand , Until I win to the tall top ... side , And let na the sea come in . " 20 They fetched a web o ' the silken claith , Another o ' the twine , 22 21 ...
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... side , the sea came in . But aye 22 O laith , laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their leathern shoon , But lang ere a ' the play was play'd , They swam their hats abune . 23 O lang , lang may the ladies sit , Wi ' their fans into ...
... side , the sea came in . But aye 22 O laith , laith were our gude Scots lords To weet their leathern shoon , But lang ere a ' the play was play'd , They swam their hats abune . 23 O lang , lang may the ladies sit , Wi ' their fans into ...
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... side appear to have been nearly equal ; and the fight which ensued was one of the most desperate on record . It ended in the discom- fiture of the English , Hotspur being taken prisoner ; but the victory was dearly purchased by the ...
... side appear to have been nearly equal ; and the fight which ensued was one of the most desperate on record . It ended in the discom- fiture of the English , Hotspur being taken prisoner ; but the victory was dearly purchased by the ...
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... side hung belles three . She led seven greyhounds in a leash , Seven raches by her foot they ran ; * Described . Her saddle was of pure ivory . Dogs that hunt by scent . She bare a horn about her halse , * And 28 28 THOMAS OF ERCILDOUNE .
... side hung belles three . She led seven greyhounds in a leash , Seven raches by her foot they ran ; * Described . Her saddle was of pure ivory . Dogs that hunt by scent . She bare a horn about her halse , * And 28 28 THOMAS OF ERCILDOUNE .
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