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... present at Fontenoy , where his military ardour , according to report , overcame his clerical decorum . He had been Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh , having resigned the chair in 1785 , B Fer- when he was ...
... present at Fontenoy , where his military ardour , according to report , overcame his clerical decorum . He had been Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh , having resigned the chair in 1785 , B Fer- when he was ...
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... present occasion he could not grant his request , as it would injure the tree . Davie made no reply , but went away grumbling to himself . Next morning some of Mr Laidlaw's servants happened to be going from home as early as two o'clock ...
... present occasion he could not grant his request , as it would injure the tree . Davie made no reply , but went away grumbling to himself . Next morning some of Mr Laidlaw's servants happened to be going from home as early as two o'clock ...
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... present themselves at the bole of the Dwarf's cottage for judgment on their charms . He would , when a damsel appeared , eye her through the opening in the wall . he did not think her worthy of a grade of hon- our , he would slam the ...
... present themselves at the bole of the Dwarf's cottage for judgment on their charms . He would , when a damsel appeared , eye her through the opening in the wall . he did not think her worthy of a grade of hon- our , he would slam the ...
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John Veitch. beckon her to the garden , and there , without comment , present her with a flower known in his floral language of degrees to indicate a par- ticular class of beauty , -either a simple pass or honours . But besides his love ...
John Veitch. beckon her to the garden , and there , without comment , present her with a flower known in his floral language of degrees to indicate a par- ticular class of beauty , -either a simple pass or honours . But besides his love ...
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... present aim , and also to show that there is a still older ballad of the Yarrow than either of those now known , from which they have been mainly taken . The former ballad- " Rare Willy's drowned in Yarrow " -was printed for the first ...
... present aim , and also to show that there is a still older ballad of the Yarrow than either of those now known , from which they have been mainly taken . The former ballad- " Rare Willy's drowned in Yarrow " -was printed for the first ...
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