The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.]Myles Macphail, 1845 - 247 страница |
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... wishes of the latter nation , awoke the remembrance of former at- tempts from the same quarter to impose a civil government ; and thus Episcopacy became doubly associated with the idea of tyranny , making the Scotch cling still more ...
... wishes of the latter nation , awoke the remembrance of former at- tempts from the same quarter to impose a civil government ; and thus Episcopacy became doubly associated with the idea of tyranny , making the Scotch cling still more ...
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... wish rather than otherwise not to witness the parting moment , still there is a sort of hankering desire also to see how the spirit bears itself in the last push of nature . It is probably some such desire as this , carried to a morbid ...
... wish rather than otherwise not to witness the parting moment , still there is a sort of hankering desire also to see how the spirit bears itself in the last push of nature . It is probably some such desire as this , carried to a morbid ...
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... wish to be in America now cross the poor Changeling's heart ; but he dismissed the feeling , and only made for his quarry in the morning with more vehement strides than before . From the baulked wish of years , however , and the now ...
... wish to be in America now cross the poor Changeling's heart ; but he dismissed the feeling , and only made for his quarry in the morning with more vehement strides than before . From the baulked wish of years , however , and the now ...
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... wish on these points , when he died . In all respects I fulfilled his last injunctions ; and he was buried in a shaded corner of our church - yard accordingly , where lie the bones of such unknown wayfaring strangers as have died ...
... wish on these points , when he died . In all respects I fulfilled his last injunctions ; and he was buried in a shaded corner of our church - yard accordingly , where lie the bones of such unknown wayfaring strangers as have died ...
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... wish in the very blankest object they steadfastly look upon . The late Dr Macnish told me that , when he hap- pened to be sitting smoking amidst other smokers , in that state of pleasing listlessness which the luxury of tobacco ...
... wish in the very blankest object they steadfastly look upon . The late Dr Macnish told me that , when he hap- pened to be sitting smoking amidst other smokers , in that state of pleasing listlessness which the luxury of tobacco ...
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answer Antonio Cardo beautiful better body Bremner Bride of Lammermoor brother Bucke Captain character Charlotte Cardo child church-yard cloud cottage Covenanter cried dead death door Dumfries Edinburgh Eildon hills Ernly face father Florence Frederick Hume give gloaming grave green hand harp haste head hear heard heart Heaven Helen Walker hills Hinton Douglas honour hour Irongray Italian Italy Jenkins Julia Romelli kind King Lear kissed lady leave light living look Marli marriage Miss Clement Miss Pearce Miss Romelli moon morning mother nature neighbouring never night once passion poor returned round Scotland Scottish seemed seen Signor Romelli Signora Romelli sister sleep sorrow soul south of Scotland spirit sweet tell thing thou thought Timon of Athens took turned unhappy Vaulpas Village whole wild woman young youth
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