 Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a few hours with all the greyhounds that could be collected at Abbotsford, Darnick, and Melrose; but the giant Maida had remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for...  Abbotsford - Page 55by William Shillinglaw Crockett - 1905 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott, John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1837 - 430 pages
...over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his suhalterns had preceded us by a few hours with all the greyhounds...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, harking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1838 - 390 pages
...round his neck, and had all over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of llunlly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 458 pages
...round his neck, and had all over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 454 pages
...round his neck, and had all over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1839 - 466 pages
...the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns bad preceded us by a few hours with all the greyhounds...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. ' The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 462 pages
...resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us hy a few hours with all the greyhounds that could be...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1848 - 464 pages
...round his neck, and had. all over, the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. ' The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 452 pages
...round his neck, and had all over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | Xavier Donald MacLeod - Authors, Scottish - 1852 - 326 pages
...round his neck, and had all over the air of as resolute a devotee as the gay captain of Huntly Burn. Tom Purdie and his subalterns had preceded us by a...remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. " The order of march had been all settled, and... | |
 | Xavier Donald MacLeod - Authors, Scottish - 1852 - 324 pages
...and Melrose ; but the giant Maida had remained as his master's orderly, and now gambolled about Sibyl Grey, barking for mere joy like a spaniel puppy. "...all settled, and the sociable was just getting under way, when the Lady Anne broke from the line, screaming with laughter, and exclaimed, ' Papa, papa,... | |
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