Goslington Shadow: A Romance of the Nineteenth Century, Volume 2J. & J. Harper, 1825 |
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... mair after the cowt . " " The Whult does not seem to be at the pains to spread his manure after he has driven it out , " said Jonathan , seeing a number of heaps which resem- bled dung , laying in the field among the grass on the meadow ...
... mair after the cowt . " " The Whult does not seem to be at the pains to spread his manure after he has driven it out , " said Jonathan , seeing a number of heaps which resem- bled dung , laying in the field among the grass on the meadow ...
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... mair after the cowt . " " The Whult does not seem to be at the pains to spread his manure after he has driven it out , " said Jonathan , seeing a number of heaps which resem- bled dung , laying in the field among the grass on the meadow ...
... mair after the cowt . " " The Whult does not seem to be at the pains to spread his manure after he has driven it out , " said Jonathan , seeing a number of heaps which resem- bled dung , laying in the field among the grass on the meadow ...
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... mair care than its master ; for the Whult wad no loup o'er the dyke to drive them out if they ware a ' in the kailyard . If I ware the wife , I wad be for serving the Whult as her auld mither did her auld gudeman , when she wanted to ...
... mair care than its master ; for the Whult wad no loup o'er the dyke to drive them out if they ware a ' in the kailyard . If I ware the wife , I wad be for serving the Whult as her auld mither did her auld gudeman , when she wanted to ...
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... mair like a mountebank than a young minister . But if 1 de- spise a ' fopperies , I abhor a ' canting and hypocrisy , and I wad ten times rather see a fool than a hypo- crite , for then I wad have mair houps to 18.
... mair like a mountebank than a young minister . But if 1 de- spise a ' fopperies , I abhor a ' canting and hypocrisy , and I wad ten times rather see a fool than a hypo- crite , for then I wad have mair houps to 18.
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... mair houps to see you alter , and get mair sense as ye graw aulder . ' Am no for keeping you o'er short by the head neither , for I like to see some spunk and smeddum in a young chiel like you . And as a very gude proof to you , that ...
... mair houps to see you alter , and get mair sense as ye graw aulder . ' Am no for keeping you o'er short by the head neither , for I like to see some spunk and smeddum in a young chiel like you . And as a very gude proof to you , that ...
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