 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 826 pages
...river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and, during the time thus occupied, his woods and house being within prospect,...carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles, loses sight of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into his stupor ; but, on gaining the bank... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1838 - 830 pages
...river being in flood, we had to go round a lew miles by Melrose bridge ; and, during the time thus occupied, his woods and house being within prospect,...to Nicolson's, to keep him in the carriage. After passinp the bridge, the road for a couple of miles, loses M::ht of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 384 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and during the time...carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles loses sight of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into his stupor ; but on gaining the bank... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - Authors, Scottish - 1839 - 380 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and during the time...carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles loses sight of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into his stupor ; but on gaining the bank... | |
 | 1840 - 566 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge, and during the time...house being within prospect, it required occasionally the strength of us all to keep him in the carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1848 - 452 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and during the time...carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles loses sight of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into his stupor ; but on gaining the bank... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1853 - 906 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and during the time...both Dr Watson's strength and mine, in addition to Kicolson's, to keep him in the carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles loses... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - Fishing - 1858 - 218 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose Bridge, and during the time...carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles loses sight of Abbotsford, and he relapsed into his stupor ; but on gaining the bank... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in a flood, we had to go round a few miles by Melrose bridge ; and during the time...both Dr. Watson's strength and mine, in addition to Nicolson's,f to keep him in die carriage. After passing the bridge, the road for a couple of miles... | |
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Ladhope, and the outline of the Eildons burst on him, he became greatly excited, and when turning himself on the couch his eye caught at length his own towers, at the distance of a mile, he sprang up with a cry of delight. The river being in flood, we... 
