Hislop's Book of Scottish anecdoteAlexander Hislop (publisher) 1875 |
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Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Allan Ramsay Andrew answered appeared arms asked auld battle battle of Culloden bishop burgh Caithness called canna captain castle church clan clergyman death dinna dogs doth Duke Earl Edinburgh English Erskine exclaimed farmer father Fife fire frae gentleman Geordie Glasgow hand Hawkie head heard Highlanders honour horse Inverness James James VI Jamie Jock John Kenneth Macalpine king king's kirk lady laird land lived Lord lordship manner maun ment minister morning muckle neighbours never night observed occasion officer Orkney parish parliament party passed person Perth preach present puir regiment remarked replied returned Robert round Scotland Scots Scott Scottish sent servant shillings Sir Walter Scott soldiers St Andrews stone Sunday tell tion told took town Weel wife woman wounded ye're young
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