The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.]Myles Macphail, 1845 - 247 páginas |
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... appearance greatly terrified . The poor young man's only hope now was , that when the light of morning came , he might be able to leap or clamber down from the gallery ( which was the only one in the church ) into the body of the house ...
... appearance greatly terrified . The poor young man's only hope now was , that when the light of morning came , he might be able to leap or clamber down from the gallery ( which was the only one in the church ) into the body of the house ...
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... - house on the Leithen , from Peebles , whither they had gone to hear a sermon , a heavy mist came on in the evening , and as they did not make their appearance long after the proper time , the worthy 30 INNOCENTS . " OUR VILLAGE 66.
... - house on the Leithen , from Peebles , whither they had gone to hear a sermon , a heavy mist came on in the evening , and as they did not make their appearance long after the proper time , the worthy 30 INNOCENTS . " OUR VILLAGE 66.
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Thomas Aird. their appearance long after the proper time , the worthy farmer of the place thought it his duty to look for them with lanterns along the moorland path . By dint of holla- ing among the hills , Jock and his father were at ...
Thomas Aird. their appearance long after the proper time , the worthy farmer of the place thought it his duty to look for them with lanterns along the moorland path . By dint of holla- ing among the hills , Jock and his father were at ...
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... appearance : It is pitiful to see her pale and watery sickle struggling through the great blotches of clouds that so often possess the firmament . Unless the weather clear up gradually , and dry the ground by degrees , we can hardly ...
... appearance : It is pitiful to see her pale and watery sickle struggling through the great blotches of clouds that so often possess the firmament . Unless the weather clear up gradually , and dry the ground by degrees , we can hardly ...
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... Appearance of Burns , " that the ghosts we saw here , as they parted , were Philip Ernly and his mother , and Mary Hume and her father . But ha ! I smell the breath of morning . Away ! away ! We shall meet here again . " The two Martyrs ...
... Appearance of Burns , " that the ghosts we saw here , as they parted , were Philip Ernly and his mother , and Mary Hume and her father . But ha ! I smell the breath of morning . Away ! away ! We shall meet here again . " The two Martyrs ...
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The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.] Thomas Aird Vista completa - 1845 |
The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.] Thomas Aird Vista completa - 1845 |
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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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Página 80 - And this is in the night. — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee...
Página 47 - Fraught with a transient, frozen shower, If a cloud should haply lower, Sailing o'er the landscape dark, Mute on a sudden is the lark ; But when gleams the sun again O'er the pearl-besprinkled plain. And from behind his watery veil Looks through the thin descending hail ; She mounts, and, lessening to the sight, Salutes the blithe return of light, And high her tuneful track pursues Mid the dim rainbow's scatter'd hues.
Página 171 - Nature seemed In silent contemplation to adore Its Maker. Now and then the aged leaf Fell from its fellows, rustling to the ground, And as it fell bade man think on his end.
Página 60 - Countrymen, My heart doth joy that yet, in all my life, I found no man but he was true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day, More than Octavius and Mark Antony By this vile conquest shall attain unto. So fare you well at once; for Brutus...
Página 214 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy GOD chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy GOD, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him. For the LORD thy GOD bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Página 39 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Página 57 - Amphytrion to the Stage, I heard him give it his first Reading to the Actors, in which, though it is true he deliver'd the plain Sense of every Period, yet the whole was in so cold, so flat, and unaffecting a manner, that I am afraid of not being believ'd when I affirm it.
Página 214 - And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war^/zV for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains...