Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 178W. Blackwood & Sons, 1905 - Scotland |
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... ment . Tolstoy makes one of tempered , without a touch of his characters say that " all sava indignatio , whatever the the variety , all the charm , all circumstances ; ready to let the the beauty of life , is made up whole reins of ...
... ment . Tolstoy makes one of tempered , without a touch of his characters say that " all sava indignatio , whatever the the variety , all the charm , all circumstances ; ready to let the the beauty of life , is made up whole reins of ...
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... ment . In our royal arms , for instance , " the lion and the unicorn fighting for the crown " quite eclipse the leopards of England , the lion and double tressure of Scotland , and the harp of Brian Boruimhe . Yet , although the arms of ...
... ment . In our royal arms , for instance , " the lion and the unicorn fighting for the crown " quite eclipse the leopards of England , the lion and double tressure of Scotland , and the harp of Brian Boruimhe . Yet , although the arms of ...
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... ment of honour from being bears ' heads on an azure field . quartered with the ancient arms of the much - disputed earldom of Mar. This arrange- ment marks the Earl of Mar as chief of the house of Erskine . But imagine another case ...
... ment of honour from being bears ' heads on an azure field . quartered with the ancient arms of the much - disputed earldom of Mar. This arrange- ment marks the Earl of Mar as chief of the house of Erskine . But imagine another case ...
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... ment of something like a thous- and square miles of the west of Scotland , the Poor Law had not been invented ; there were no School Boards , no Parish nor County Councils . Poverty was not unknown , but its relief was left to the ...
... ment of something like a thous- and square miles of the west of Scotland , the Poor Law had not been invented ; there were no School Boards , no Parish nor County Councils . Poverty was not unknown , but its relief was left to the ...
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... ment of the law's vengeance upon traitors and the refuse of society . In strong contrast to Brax- field was George Fergusson , Lord Hermand , the friend and relative of Lord Cockburn , a most singular and original character . Tall ...
... ment of the law's vengeance upon traitors and the refuse of society . In strong contrast to Brax- field was George Fergusson , Lord Hermand , the friend and relative of Lord Cockburn , a most singular and original character . Tall ...
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