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Page iii
... whole pirates his prisoners , he was much aided by Mr JAMES LAING , the grandfather of the late MAL- COLM LAING , Esq . the acute and ingeni- ous historian of Scotland during the 17th century . Gow , and others of his crew , suffered ...
... whole pirates his prisoners , he was much aided by Mr JAMES LAING , the grandfather of the late MAL- COLM LAING , Esq . the acute and ingeni- ous historian of Scotland during the 17th century . Gow , and others of his crew , suffered ...
Page iv
... whole strength ; which sentence Gow endured with a great deal of boldness . " The next morning , ( 27th May , 1725 , ) when he had seen the preparations for pressing him to death , his courage gave way , and he told the Marshal of Court ...
... whole strength ; which sentence Gow endured with a great deal of boldness . " The next morning , ( 27th May , 1725 , ) when he had seen the preparations for pressing him to death , his courage gave way , and he told the Marshal of Court ...
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... few most wretch- ed cottages for the inhabitants and tenants of the township of Jarlshof , who held the whole district of the landlord upon such terms as were in those days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , 6 THE PIRATE .
... few most wretch- ed cottages for the inhabitants and tenants of the township of Jarlshof , who held the whole district of the landlord upon such terms as were in those days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , 6 THE PIRATE .
Page 14
... whole ocean of punch . " Yet the kind - hearted Zetlander generously and disinterestedly remonstrated with Mr Mer- toun on the solitude and inconveniences to which he was about to subject himself . " There were scarce , " he said ...
... whole ocean of punch . " Yet the kind - hearted Zetlander generously and disinterestedly remonstrated with Mr Mer- toun on the solitude and inconveniences to which he was about to subject himself . " There were scarce , " he said ...
Page 30
... occasionally , her appearance produced no effect upon her sin- gular master , she began to imagine that the whole affair had escaped Mr Mertoun's memory . Nei- ther was she convinced of the contrary until one day 30 THE PIRATE .
... occasionally , her appearance produced no effect upon her sin- gular master , she began to imagine that the whole affair had escaped Mr Mertoun's memory . Nei- ther was she convinced of the contrary until one day 30 THE PIRATE .
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Page 50 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
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