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Page 135
... Mac - Guffog , the thief - taker , and twa or three concurrents , had a man in hands in the kitchen waiting for his honour . " He instantly jumped from horseback , and has- tened into the house . " Send my clerk here di- rectly , ye'll ...
... Mac - Guffog , the thief - taker , and twa or three concurrents , had a man in hands in the kitchen waiting for his honour . " He instantly jumped from horseback , and has- tened into the house . " Send my clerk here di- rectly , ye'll ...
Page 137
... Mac - Guffog , and be in waiting . " The officer left the room . The clink of irons was immediately afterwards heard upon the stair , and in two or three minutes a man was introduced , hand - cuffed and fettered . He was thick , brawny ...
... Mac - Guffog , and be in waiting . " The officer left the room . The clink of irons was immediately afterwards heard upon the stair , and in two or three minutes a man was introduced , hand - cuffed and fettered . He was thick , brawny ...
Page 142
... Mac - Guffog will fall in the trap in which he caught you . The stancheons on the window of the strong room , as they call it , are wasted to pieces , and it is not above twelve feet from the level of the ground without , and the snow ...
... Mac - Guffog will fall in the trap in which he caught you . The stancheons on the window of the strong room , as they call it , are wasted to pieces , and it is not above twelve feet from the level of the ground without , and the snow ...
Page 143
... Mac - Guffog , and it's now too late to bundle him off to the county jail . Is there not a strong room up yonder in the old castle ? " " Ay is there , sir ; my uncle the constable ance kept a man there for three days in auld Ellangow ...
... Mac - Guffog , and it's now too late to bundle him off to the county jail . Is there not a strong room up yonder in the old castle ? " " Ay is there , sir ; my uncle the constable ance kept a man there for three days in auld Ellangow ...
Page 149
... Mac - Guffog appeared before Glossin with a head perturbed with brandy and fear , and incurred a most severe reprimand for neglect of duty . The resentment of the Justice appeared only to be suspended by his anxiety to recover ...
... Mac - Guffog appeared before Glossin with a head perturbed with brandy and fear , and incurred a most severe reprimand for neglect of duty . The resentment of the Justice appeared only to be suspended by his anxiety to recover ...
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Page 339 - My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And makes as healthful music. It is not madness That I have utter'd : bring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gambol from.
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