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... say that in the early and middle ages , before and after the days of Robert Bruce , the Vale of Manor held at least nine , if not ten , Peel - towers , the residences of different families , Corbett , Baddeby , Inglis , Lowes , Paterson ...
... say that in the early and middle ages , before and after the days of Robert Bruce , the Vale of Manor held at least nine , if not ten , Peel - towers , the residences of different families , Corbett , Baddeby , Inglis , Lowes , Paterson ...
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... wild creatures , or as a power of providential retribution for the sins of the owners . When he showed himself , it was as a prophecy of evils coming on the land . " My father , " says the grand - dame AND THE BLACK DWARF . 15.
... wild creatures , or as a power of providential retribution for the sins of the owners . When he showed himself , it was as a prophecy of evils coming on the land . " My father , " says the grand - dame AND THE BLACK DWARF . 15.
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John Veitch. " My father , " says the grand - dame of the Heugh- foot , " aften tauld me he was seen in the year o ' the bloody fight at Marston Moor , and then again in Montrose's troubles , and again before the rout o ' Dunbar , and in ...
John Veitch. " My father , " says the grand - dame of the Heugh- foot , " aften tauld me he was seen in the year o ' the bloody fight at Marston Moor , and then again in Montrose's troubles , and again before the rout o ' Dunbar , and in ...
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... says the height of this doorway was 3 feet 6 inches , and infers that the height of David was less than this . But the truth is , the height of the doorway is exactly 3 feet 10 inches , and thus the Dwarf standing under it is no ...
... says the height of this doorway was 3 feet 6 inches , and infers that the height of David was less than this . But the truth is , the height of the doorway is exactly 3 feet 10 inches , and thus the Dwarf standing under it is no ...
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... [ says Hobbie Elliot of the Heugh - foot ] , yet , grippie for grippie , friend , I'll wad a wether he'll make the blude spin frae under your nails . He's a teugh carle , Elshie ! he grips like a smith's vice . One story of his strength ...
... [ says Hobbie Elliot of the Heugh - foot ] , yet , grippie for grippie , friend , I'll wad a wether he'll make the blude spin frae under your nails . He's a teugh carle , Elshie ! he grips like a smith's vice . One story of his strength ...
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