Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 238William Blackwood, 1935 - England |
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... Roddie John came down upon them like a wolf on the fold . Roddie John's notion of work , acquired in a lifetime of farming on barren slopes of Glenaladale , was something strange and uncomfortable to Dipper Creek . He appointed himself ...
... Roddie John came down upon them like a wolf on the fold . Roddie John's notion of work , acquired in a lifetime of farming on barren slopes of Glenaladale , was something strange and uncomfortable to Dipper Creek . He appointed himself ...
Page 457
... Roddie John Over ( meaning ' over the ridge ' ) , Roddie Black John and a number of other Roderick John MacDonalds who lived in that charming me in the Low Countries I'd valley . And if ' Little - Sandy ' ha ' made m'self the king o ...
... Roddie John Over ( meaning ' over the ridge ' ) , Roddie Black John and a number of other Roderick John MacDonalds who lived in that charming me in the Low Countries I'd valley . And if ' Little - Sandy ' ha ' made m'self the king o ...
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... Roddie John expanded his chest and struck an attitude of modest pride . " Mind ye , I'm not braggin ' I'm a piper , Malcolm . But in my young days I could play a very fair tune on the pipes . Ay . Willie John M'Intosh used to teach me ...
... Roddie John expanded his chest and struck an attitude of modest pride . " Mind ye , I'm not braggin ' I'm a piper , Malcolm . But in my young days I could play a very fair tune on the pipes . Ay . Willie John M'Intosh used to teach me ...
Contents
REINSTATEMENT BY PHYSICIAN | 212 |
SCRATTON BY J CHARTRES MOLONY | 289 |
THE CALEUCHE BY SHALIMAR | 328 |
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