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... clans , of whose very names civilized history was ignorant . It was , on the whole , one of those books which are more praised than they are read . At this time I stood personally in a different position from that which I occupied when ...
... clans , of whose very names civilized history was ignorant . It was , on the whole , one of those books which are more praised than they are read . At this time I stood personally in a different position from that which I occupied when ...
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... clan . Among other expedients resorted to for stanching the feud betwixt the Scotts and the Kerrs , there was a bond executed in 1529 , between the heads of each clan , binding themselves to perform reciprocally the four principal ...
... clan . Among other expedients resorted to for stanching the feud betwixt the Scotts and the Kerrs , there was a bond executed in 1529 , between the heads of each clan , binding themselves to perform reciprocally the four principal ...
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... clan , Her son lisp'd from the nurse's knee- “ And if I live to be a man , 66 ' My father's death revenged shall be ! ” — Then fast the mother's tears did seek To dew the infant's kindling cheek . X. All loose her negligent attire , All ...
... clan , Her son lisp'd from the nurse's knee- “ And if I live to be a man , 66 ' My father's death revenged shall be ! ” — Then fast the mother's tears did seek To dew the infant's kindling cheek . X. All loose her negligent attire , All ...
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... clan , With Carr in arms had stood , ' When Mathouse - burn to Melrose ran , All purple with their blood ; And well she knew , her mother dread , Before Lord Cranstoun she should wed , 2 Would see her on her dying bed . ' The family of ...
... clan , With Carr in arms had stood , ' When Mathouse - burn to Melrose ran , All purple with their blood ; And well she knew , her mother dread , Before Lord Cranstoun she should wed , 2 Would see her on her dying bed . ' The family of ...
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... clan , Till gallant Cessford's heart - blood dear Reek'd on dark Elliot's Border spear . XXXI . In bitter mood he spurred fast , And soon the hated heath was past ; And far beneath , in lustre wan , Old Melros ' rose , and fair Tweed ...
... clan , Till gallant Cessford's heart - blood dear Reek'd on dark Elliot's Border spear . XXXI . In bitter mood he spurred fast , And soon the hated heath was past ; And far beneath , in lustre wan , Old Melros ' rose , and fair Tweed ...
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