Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 178W. Blackwood & Sons, 1905 |
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Pagina 45
... heard Greek , of which I am no otherwise a judge than that it was fluently read and explained . . . . Of my young friends I saw a son of John Swinton , a son of Johnstone of Alva , and a son of Craufurd Tait . " It is to be hoped that ...
... heard Greek , of which I am no otherwise a judge than that it was fluently read and explained . . . . Of my young friends I saw a son of John Swinton , a son of Johnstone of Alva , and a son of Craufurd Tait . " It is to be hoped that ...
Pagina 47
... heard him speak that evening in London in a most supercilious , uppish manner during dinner . He spoke in a style indicating he was superior to all present , and that no one should contradict him . When I arrived at Braemore from ...
... heard him speak that evening in London in a most supercilious , uppish manner during dinner . He spoke in a style indicating he was superior to all present , and that no one should contradict him . When I arrived at Braemore from ...
Pagina 51
... heard for twenty - four hours . I have never seen him , though he lives so close by me , but his services I shall not forget , for he has never failed me just when he is wanted most . So another day begins , and with light comes the ...
... heard for twenty - four hours . I have never seen him , though he lives so close by me , but his services I shall not forget , for he has never failed me just when he is wanted most . So another day begins , and with light comes the ...
Pagina 52
... heard , and vice versa , more particularly heard . My stout and leafy walnut- tree forms , with all its brave foliage , but an ineffectual screen from the galling fire of the O'Hara voices . If you asked Mr O'Hara what his nationality ...
... heard , and vice versa , more particularly heard . My stout and leafy walnut- tree forms , with all its brave foliage , but an ineffectual screen from the galling fire of the O'Hara voices . If you asked Mr O'Hara what his nationality ...
Pagina 56
... heard round the corner , followed instantly by the appearance of his cheerful waistcoat . I do not mean that he is stout , merely that his waistcoats - he has many are of the most cheerful varieties . So , indeed , - are his silk ...
... heard round the corner , followed instantly by the appearance of his cheerful waistcoat . I do not mean that he is stout , merely that his waistcoats - he has many are of the most cheerful varieties . So , indeed , - are his silk ...
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