 | Sir Walter Scott - Bothwell Bridge, Battle of, Scotland, 1679 - 1816 - 354 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon, the sheeling-hill. Now, my leddy" * Probably something similar to the barn.fanners now used for winnowing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hill. Now, my leddy" — " The woman would drive ony reasonable being * Probably something... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 708 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hilL Now, my leddy" " Aweel, my leddy," said Mause, " I was born here, and thought to die... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1839 - 682 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hill. Now, my leddy" " The woman would drive ony reasonable being daft !" said Lady Margaret... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 376 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hill. Now, my leddy" " The woman would drive ony reasonable being daft ! " said Lady Margaret;... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 714 pages
...Leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hill. Now, my leddy" , Probably something similar to the barn fanners now used for wmnowing... | |
 | Jesse Buel - Agriculture - 1847 - 298 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human airt, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeting -hill." — Tales of my Landlord, Old Mortality, chap. vii. It was introduced in the year... | |
 | Frédéric Bastiat - Free trade - 1848 - 204 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use by human airt, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheelinghill." Now what else is Free Trade, but another name for road, canal, machinery, natural agent,... | |
 | American Institute of the City of New York - Agriculture - 1849 - 446 pages
...leddyship's ain particular use, by human airt, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling hill." And even the most unprejudiced have much to contend with in the management of a farm;... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1883 - 668 pages
...leddyship'e ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer, or waiting patiently for whatever dispensation of wind Providence was pleased to send upon the sheeling-hill." To this passage the following note is added : — " Probably something similar to the... | |
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Cuddie suld work in the barn wi' a new-fangled machine* for dighting the corn frae the chaff, thus impiously thwarting the will of Divine Providence, by raising wind for your leddyship's ain particular use by human art, instead of soliciting it by prayer,... 
