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... night the lighthouses wink to each other , the Bass with its six flashes , the May with its four , both to the north , while Barnsness and St. Abbs answer from the south - east . Dunbar itself has many picturesque features . In spite of ...
... night the lighthouses wink to each other , the Bass with its six flashes , the May with its four , both to the north , while Barnsness and St. Abbs answer from the south - east . Dunbar itself has many picturesque features . In spite of ...
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... night from the Bass , successfully slipped through the block- aders and landed in the little cove within the castle walls . Next day the defenders , strong in their reinforcements , made a successful sortie , and DUNBAR 4I.
... night from the Bass , successfully slipped through the block- aders and landed in the little cove within the castle walls . Next day the defenders , strong in their reinforcements , made a successful sortie , and DUNBAR 4I.
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... night Ramsay and his gallant men slipped out again as they had come . Beaten on every side , Salisbury and Arundel , after a six weeks ' siege , retired discomfited . A few years later , on the death of the Earl of Moray at Nevilles ...
... night Ramsay and his gallant men slipped out again as they had come . Beaten on every side , Salisbury and Arundel , after a six weeks ' siege , retired discomfited . A few years later , on the death of the Earl of Moray at Nevilles ...
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... night he concentrated his forces to the left of his position , and early in the morning of the 3rd September his men surprised the Scottish pickets . The brunt of the fray took place at the ford where now the main road crosses the ...
... night he concentrated his forces to the left of his position , and early in the morning of the 3rd September his men surprised the Scottish pickets . The brunt of the fray took place at the ford where now the main road crosses the ...
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... night , some years ago , the large prem- ises directly opposite , occupied by Messrs . Jenner , caught fire , and a huge crowd as- sembled in Princes Street to see the sight . So dense was the mass of people that in places the railings ...
... night , some years ago , the large prem- ises directly opposite , occupied by Messrs . Jenner , caught fire , and a huge crowd as- sembled in Princes Street to see the sight . So dense was the mass of people that in places the railings ...
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Page 121 - The Lyon would not leave her desolate, But with her went along, as a strong gard Of her chast person, and a faythfull mate Of her sad troubles and misfortunes hard: Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward ; And, when she wakt, he wayted diligent, With humble service to her will prepard : From her fayre eyes he tooke commandement, And ever by her lookes conceived her intent.
Page 115 - Our life is but a winter's day : Some only breakfast and away ; Others to dinner stay and are full fed; The oldest man but sups and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day ; Who goes the soonest has the least to pay.
Page 93 - Norroway ; for she was so strong, and of so great length and breadth, all the wrights of Scotland, yea, and many other strangers, were at her device, by the king's commandment, who wrought very busily in her, but it was a year and a day ere she was complete...
Page 203 - I saw him everie day of his doctrine go hulie and fear ; with a furring of marticks about his neck, a staff in the an hand...
Page 93 - To wit, she was twelve score feet of length, and thirty-six foot within the sides ; she was ten foot thick in the wall and boards, on every side so slack and so thick that no cannon could go through her.
Page 203 - Richart and another servant, lifted upe to the pulpit, whar he behovit to lean at his first entrie ; bot or he haid done with his sermont, he was sa active and vigorus that he was lyk to ding that pulpit in blads, and fly out of it...
Page 200 - His learning justly rais'd his fame, True goodness did adorn his name. He did converse with things above, Acquainted with Immanuel's love. Most orthodox he was and sound, And many errors did confound. For Zion's King, and Zion's cause, And Scotland's covenanted laws, Most constantly he did contend. Until his time was at an end. At last he wan to full fruition Of that which he had seen in vision.
Page 93 - ... many cannons, six on every side, with three great bassils, two behind in her dock, and one before, with three hundred shot of small artillery, that is to say, myand and battered falcon, and quarter falcon, slings, pestilent serpenteas, and double dogs, with hagtar and culvering, crossbows and handbows.
Page 126 - ... certain leaves, and adds that it was found lying open at the bottom of the river. If anything could add to the interest of the volume, it is that in the same Life we read of the King, that ' although he could not read, he would turn over and examine books which the Queen used either for her devotions or her study ; and whenever he heard her express especial liking for a particular book, he also would look at it with special interest, kissing it, and often taking it into his hands.
Page 110 - Gentlemen, as your provost and bailies think the town not worth their notice to take care of it, neither can I. I will take care of the castle.