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... small sense of responsibility . It was undertaken at Mrs Veitch's request , and subject to her ap- proval , and carried out with the assistance of my sister , Lindsay H. Wilson , in gathering and arranging material . To all those who so ...
... small sense of responsibility . It was undertaken at Mrs Veitch's request , and subject to her ap- proval , and carried out with the assistance of my sister , Lindsay H. Wilson , in gathering and arranging material . To all those who so ...
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... small likeness . One can hardly imagine from the picture that this easy - going old angler was once a soldier ; yet so it was , and perhaps it is as true a tribute as we could find to the power of the Border country over her sons , that ...
... small likeness . One can hardly imagine from the picture that this easy - going old angler was once a soldier ; yet so it was , and perhaps it is as true a tribute as we could find to the power of the Border country over her sons , that ...
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... small John of an ardent desire to bathe in Tweed . As every one knows , as he cer- tainly knew , Tweed is dangerous for bathers , and many a child has been lost in it . John , a youngster of about six , was " craiking " ( i.e. ...
... small John of an ardent desire to bathe in Tweed . As every one knows , as he cer- tainly knew , Tweed is dangerous for bathers , and many a child has been lost in it . John , a youngster of about six , was " craiking " ( i.e. ...
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... small and square , opening inwards , and set rather high in the wall . Within is the narrow room once especially his , its second window looking lowly out on a strip of flowers , and above them the worn iron rail over whose smooth curve ...
... small and square , opening inwards , and set rather high in the wall . Within is the narrow room once especially his , its second window looking lowly out on a strip of flowers , and above them the worn iron rail over whose smooth curve ...
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... small sum , which refunded him for occa- sional purchases and the cost of carriage . He questions how to deal with a certain precious note - book , " unless it might be safe to send it open at the ends , for which the postage is only 6d ...
... small sum , which refunded him for occa- sional purchases and the cost of carriage . He questions how to deal with a certain precious note - book , " unless it might be safe to send it open at the ends , for which the postage is only 6d ...
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