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Bothwell himself contrived to escape at Carberry , scouring the northern seas
afterwards as a pirate , and dying a maniac in the lonely Danish prison of
Draxholm . The remains of certain minor conspirators executed were conveyed to
Glasgow ...
Bothwell himself contrived to escape at Carberry , scouring the northern seas
afterwards as a pirate , and dying a maniac in the lonely Danish prison of
Draxholm . The remains of certain minor conspirators executed were conveyed to
Glasgow ...
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... excluded Erskine from the office of Dean of Faculty , and elected Robert
Dundas of Arniston . Step by step the resolute youths beat their foe , but it died
hard and made a mighty commotion in its death 10 THE WEST COUNTRY IN
HISTORY .
... excluded Erskine from the office of Dean of Faculty , and elected Robert
Dundas of Arniston . Step by step the resolute youths beat their foe , but it died
hard and made a mighty commotion in its death 10 THE WEST COUNTRY IN
HISTORY .
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died hard and made a mighty commotion in its death - throes . Sydney Smith was
neither joking nor exaggerating when he wrote that his chief desire to know
Horner proceeded from a caution given him by some excellent but feeble people
...
died hard and made a mighty commotion in its death - throes . Sydney Smith was
neither joking nor exaggerating when he wrote that his chief desire to know
Horner proceeded from a caution given him by some excellent but feeble people
...
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Lord Auchinleck died 25th August , 1782 , aged 76. Towards the later years of his
life ( or about 1771 ) , he pulled down the old family mansion , and built a new ,
elegant , and comfortable residence . James Boswell , son and heir of Lord ...
Lord Auchinleck died 25th August , 1782 , aged 76. Towards the later years of his
life ( or about 1771 ) , he pulled down the old family mansion , and built a new ,
elegant , and comfortable residence . James Boswell , son and heir of Lord ...
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Boswell himself died June 19 , 1795 , aged 55 , leaving Alexander , his heir , with
James , a barrister , and friend of Malone , Shakespearian commentator .
Alexander Boswell ( shortly before his melancholy death , Sir Alexander , Bart . )
...
Boswell himself died June 19 , 1795 , aged 55 , leaving Alexander , his heir , with
James , a barrister , and friend of Malone , Shakespearian commentator .
Alexander Boswell ( shortly before his melancholy death , Sir Alexander , Bart . )
...
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| Title | The West of Scotland in History: Being Brief Notes Concerning Events, Family Traditions, Topography, and Institutions Online access with subscription: JISC Historical Texts |
| Author | Joseph Irving |
| Publisher | R. Forrester, 1885 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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