| Thomas Carlyle - German literature - 1839 - 466 pages
...Scott, " out-by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I say, de'il hae me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Half-adozen dogs of all degrees had already gathered round "the advocate," and his way of returning... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 422 pages
...Scott, " out-by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I say, de'il hae me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Half-a-dozen dogs of all degrees had already gathered round " the advocate," and his way of returning... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 pages
...Scott, " out-by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I say, de'il hae me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Half-a-dozen dogs of all degrees had already gathered round " the advocate," and his way of returning... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 864 pages
...and getting somewhat reassured from the sight, said to Mr Shortreed, " Weel, de'il ha'e me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like...Scott took down from old people anecdotes of the old rourfi times, and copies of the ballads in which the adventures of the Elliots and Armstrongs were... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1848 - 464 pages
...Scott, " out-by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I say, de'il hae me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Half-adozen dogs of all degrees had already gathered round "the advocate," and his way of returning... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 428 pages
...Scott, " out by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I say, de'il hae me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Half-a-dozen dogs of all degrees had already gathered round " the advocate," and his way of returning... | |
| Berwickshire (Scotland) - 1866 - 490 pages
...Scott, " out-by the edge of the door-cheek," whispered, " Weel, Robin, I saydeil hae me if I'se be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, 1 think." Of this decent man Lockhart says : " According to Mr. Shortreed, this good man of Millburnholm... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1870 - 526 pages
...and getting somewhat reassured from the sight, said to Mr Shortreed : ' Weel, de'il ha'e me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like...The friendship of Mr Edmonstone of Newton led him, in like manner, to visit those districts of Stirlingshire and lower s Perthshire where he afterwards... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 pages
...and getting somewhat reassured from the sight, said to Mr Shortreed : ' Weel, de'il ha'e me if I's be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like...The friendship of Mr Edmonstone of Newton led him, in like manner, to visit those districts of Stirlingshire and lower s Perthshire where he afterwards... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1870 - 790 pages
...gathered round the wayfarers. He then whispered to Shortfeed, " Weel, Robin, deil hae me if I'se be a bit feared for him now ; he's just a chield like ourselves, I think." Willie Elliot and Scott" very speedily became great friends over the punch-bowl ; for whisky punch... | |
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