 Many murders have been discovered among them ; and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (who, if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to perhaps forty such villains in...  Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer - Page 101by Walter Scott - 1815 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Andrew Fletcher - England - 1732 - 474 pages
...one day, are fare to be infulted by them) but they rob many poor people who live in houfes diftant from any neighbourhood. In years of plenty many thousands...of them meet together in the mountains, where they feait and riot for many days; and ac country weddings, markets, burials, and other the like publick... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Scotland - 1809 - 328 pages
...in a hundred went out of the world. They are frequently guilty of robbery, and sometimes of murder. In years of plenty many thousands of them meet together in the mountains, there they feast and riot for many days; and at country weddings, markets, burials, and on other public... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1809 - 1484 pages
...have been discovered among them, and they are not only an unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (who if they give not bread, or some kind of provision, to perhaps forty of such villains in one day, are sure to be insulted by them); but they rob many poor people who live... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1813 - 544 pages
...poor tenants (if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to, perhaps, forty such villains on one day, are sure to be insulted by them) but they...of them meet together in the .mountains, where they least and riot for many days : and at country weddings, markets, burials, and other the like public... | |
 | 1813 - 550 pages
...have been discovered among them, and they are not ouly a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to, perhaps, forty such villains on one day, are sure to be insulted by them,) but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1813 - 540 pages
...have been discovered among them, and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants (if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to, perhaps, forty such villains on one day, are sure to be insulted by them) but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant... | |
 | 1813 - 552 pages
...have been discovered among them, and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to, perhaps, forty such villains on one day, are sure to be insulted by them), but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 694 pages
...been discovered among them ; and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants (who, if they give not bread, or some kind of provision to perhaps forty such villains in one day, ore sure to be insulted by them), but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant from any... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Christianity - 1822 - 344 pages
...discovered among them ; and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (who, if they give not bread, or some kind of provision,...such villains in one day, are sure to be insulted by .NOTES. 319 them,) but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant from any neighbourhood.... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Christianity - 1822 - 344 pages
...discovered among them ; and they are not only a most unspeakable oppression to poor tenants, (who, if they give not bread, or some kind of provision,...such villains in one day, are sure to be insulted by ' NOTES. 319 them,) but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant from any neighbourhood.... | |
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