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... never was a man who united the ardour of a soldier and tale - teller - a man of ' talk ' as they call it in Gaelic - in such an excellent degree , and he was as fond of telling as I was of hearing , wrote Scott in 1806. During an autumn ...
... never was a man who united the ardour of a soldier and tale - teller - a man of ' talk ' as they call it in Gaelic - in such an excellent degree , and he was as fond of telling as I was of hearing , wrote Scott in 1806. During an autumn ...
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... never has been fully told nor ever can be . We only know the merest fragments . The lady was Williamina Belsches , whose father became soon afterwards Sir John Stuart of Fettercairn . The acquaintance is said to have begun in the ...
... never has been fully told nor ever can be . We only know the merest fragments . The lady was Williamina Belsches , whose father became soon afterwards Sir John Stuart of Fettercairn . The acquaintance is said to have begun in the ...
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... as we know , he never again saw his lost love , but he remained on the best of terms with his friend and rival . It is idle to speculate as to the precise motives which actuated the lady , and it is not easy to LOVE AND MARRIAGE 21.
... as we know , he never again saw his lost love , but he remained on the best of terms with his friend and rival . It is idle to speculate as to the precise motives which actuated the lady , and it is not easy to LOVE AND MARRIAGE 21.
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... never did run smooth , " he adds this heartfelt comment : - " The celebrated passage which we have prefixed to this chapter , has , like most observations of the same author , its foundation in real experience . The period at which love ...
... never did run smooth , " he adds this heartfelt comment : - " The celebrated passage which we have prefixed to this chapter , has , like most observations of the same author , its foundation in real experience . The period at which love ...
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... never a recommendation to those who have the power of distributing briefs - his father's influence helped the young advocate to some little practice , so that his income rose from £ 24 35. in his first year at the bar to £ 144 10s . in ...
... never a recommendation to those who have the power of distributing briefs - his father's influence helped the young advocate to some little practice , so that his income rose from £ 24 35. in his first year at the bar to £ 144 10s . in ...
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