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"What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 father had not yet 2 life is not worth 2 life was not yet 2 mind was not so 2 words were no sooner 1 _ had not yet 1 _ has no title 1 _ is not more 1 _ is not peace 1 _ saw no prospect 1 _ was not likely 1 _ was not off 1 day had not yet 1 day is not distant 1 day makes no unhandsome 1 day was not propitious 1 days are not interesting 1 days was not often 1 days were not very 1 days were not yet 1 eyes are no better 1 eyes seemed not less 1 eyes were not dry 1 father did not exactly 1 father had no interest 1 father had not nerve 1 father is not displeased 1 father is not mad 1 father was no such 1 father was not at 1 father was not only 1 father was not within 1 friend has no secrets 1 friends had no intention 1 hand is not steady 1 heart did not long 1 heart is not at 1 heart is not satisfied 1 heart is not still 1 heart was no longer 1 heart was not sad 1 heart was not satisfied 1 house was not greater 1 house were no longer 1 houses were not much 1 life ''s no worth 1 life is not easily 1 life was not only 1 man gave no rest 1 man had no means A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 32005 author = Borland, Robert title = Border Raids and Reivers date = keywords = Armstrong; Border; Borderers; Buccleuch; Cary; Church; Douglas; Earl; Edinburgh; Ellot; England; English; God; Harden; James; John; King; Kinmont; Liddesdale; Lord; March; Maxwell; Papers; Queen; Robert; Scotland; Scott; Sir; Willie; man; scottish summary = Border reiving--The Wardens often indifferent--The King''s the peculiar circumstances in which Borderers were placed in early times, Scotland than what is familiarly known as "Border Reiving." In olden times the Border, and carried off whatever came readiest to hand--horses, cows, enemy to England." This may be said of nine-tenths of the Border reivers. Border, the English lords were well informed on nearly every point on In the Middle Ages the district of country known as the Borders must have on the English side of the Border, were all at feud at the same time. Not long after the King made another visit to the Borders, coming on this high hand on the English Border, burning, despoiling, and slaying to their King''s authority did not extend beyond the Scottish Border. often made by the wardens on the English Border. But the great feature of Border life in more modern times has been the id = 47800 author = Lang, Andrew title = Highways and Byways in the Border Illustrated date = keywords = Abbey; Berwick; Border; Buccleuch; Burn; Carlisle; Castle; Cross; Douglas; Earl; Edinburgh; Edward; England; English; Ettrick; Flodden; Home; James; Jedburgh; John; Kelso; King; Kirk; Lord; Mary; Mr.; Prince; Queen; Scotland; Scott; Selkirk; Sir; St.; Teviot; Thomas; Tower; Tweed; Walter; William; Yarrow; day; illustration; man; old; scottish summary = wandered far north of the old Border line of Tweed on the east, and beautiful surviving relic here of old days, was built under James VI and hills here is probably the scene of some great battle of old times. At Wedderlie, of old time, says Sir Thomas Dick Berwick yielded to the Scots in the dark days of Edward II., good Sir says that as late as his own day an old thatched two storied building Little more than a mile from that town, by the road leading to St. Boswells up Tweed''s southern bank, on a wooded ridge overhanging Teviot were for ever taking place in these Border hills, both in the days of as Scott calls the hills through which the Border Waters run, Yarrow, in Sir Walter''s day,--nigh on a hundred years ago landed a fish so huge, days long dead, the old house stands brooding over the past; and still id = 14416 author = Lang, John title = Stories of the Border Marches date = keywords = Border; Colonel; Dicky; Donald; Durie; Edinburgh; England; English; God; Grisell; Hall; Home; Kerr; King; Lady; London; Lord; Patrick; Prince; Ringan; Scotland; Sir; Stair; Stokoe; Tweed; Willie; come; day; little; man; scottish; time summary = day of the old Romans, who built across those hills that long line of Your Border ruffian of the good old days was not often a humorist. But come your ways into the house and rest you a little, till I get Some little time later it chanced that a great lawsuit fell to be that I''ve gotten," said the man, laying a hand on the horse''s neck and "Ay, but, my lord," said the man, laying a detaining left hand on the his master, good easy man, had left the sheep that evening on an exposed years ago in the Border hills the body of a man, who had taken off his here''s you, an old man, leaving this place--and not likely to get "Little did I look to see _you_ this day after a'' they years, or A day or two passed quietly, and the damaged man already was little the id = 12742 author = Scott, Walter title = Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 date = keywords = Angus; Armstrongs; Buccleuch; Carlisle; Cessford; Cumberland; Dickie; Douglas; Earl; Edinburgh; Edward; England; English; Footnote; Foreste; God; Hobbie; James; Jock; John; Johnie; Johnstone; Ker; Laird; Liddesdale; Lord; Maitland; Maxwell; Mr.; Murray; Robert; Scotland; Scott; Sir; Vol; William; Willie; border; come; man; scottish; sidenote summary = lands had been offered for his person: "Carry me to the king!" said misguided men on the borders of Scotland."--_Letter to Wolsey_, July To the death of Henry Darnley, it is said, some of the border lords these were many of the west border men, under the lords Maxwell who, following so fast, the lord of Mortone said to Balcleuch, ''I sall In 1585, an affray took place at a border meeting in which Lord lords, joined by Maxwell, Home, Bothwell, and other border chieftains, the use of horses and arms upon the west border of England and [Footnote 47: This man was chaplain in the family of Sir Walter Scott spare his life till the next day, and if Sir Robert Kerr came not Hence, Sir James might have reason to say, as in the ballad, "The king _Laird''s Wat_ of the ballad; indeed, from the list of border families id = 12882 author = Scott, Walter title = Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 (of 3) Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition date = keywords = Bothwell; Brown; Charles; England; Ettrick; Fairies; Fairy; Footnote; God; Gordon; Graeme; Hamilton; James; Janet; John; King; Lesly; Lord; Margaret; Montrose; Richard; Scotland; Sir; Vol; Wharton; William; Yarrow; come; man; scottish summary = gallant, being still the king''s man for life and death."--SPALDING a correspondence betwixt Montrose and Lord Gordon, a gallant young It is said, his death was accelerated by the news of King Charles'' Lord''s enemies." Burly was not a likely man to fall into this sort of said John Brown having performed the worship of God in his family, was to her, and said, "Now, Marion, the day is come, that I told you would said, "Lord, when wilt thou avenge Brown''s blood? cavern, spoke thus: "This sword, O king, shall "destroy a man every time From this ancient tower Lady Margaret is said to have been carried by "O hold your hand, Lord William!" she said, The day passed, and night came, and the knight Then said the king, "Come here, sir knight, "Does the man yet live?" These few words set the blood of the Scottish id = 45778 author = Scott, Walter title = Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 3 (of 3) Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition date = keywords = Binnorie; Bruce; Christie; Colonsay; Corasse; Douglas; Durie; Earl; Edinburgh; England; English; Flodden; Hamilton; James; John; Keeldar; Kempion; King; Lord; Marie; Mary; Merlin; Orthone; Rhymer; Robert; Scotland; Selkirk; Shall; Sir; Soulis; Thomas; Vol; William; come; day; footnote; like; man; scottish; thou; thy summary = thou safely bring forth three sons, who shall be the wonder of the LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNIE. Lord Thomas and his new-come bride, Till frae the king''s court Marie Hamilton, "O mony a time, my lord," he said, "Now hold thy peace!" the lady said, prophecy;--when the wild animals shall inhabit the abode of men;--when "A Scottish king shall come full keen; "And say, ''Come this night to thy lady''s bower; battle fell Lord Evers, and his son, together with Sir Brian Latoun, knight, ''What is thy name, that thou art so good a messangere?'' Quod bedde, the same shall be I.''--''That is sufficient,'' quod the lorde. "How long, O Lord, shall vengeance be deferred?" it was answered, in an shall return for the fifty-second time." In the year 1357, fifty-two To their chief, and their prince, still thy sons shall be true; id = 11032 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 23 date = keywords = Aminadab; Annie; Charles; Dodds; Effie; Fletcher; George; God; Halket; Hislop; Janet; John; Lindsay; Lord; Maria; Mary; Morris; Mr.; Mrs.; Mysie; Napier; Sim; Thomas; Tibby; William summary = "''Mrs. Hislop,'' said the man, as he turned to me, ''you''re to take this You''ve only as yet got the broth, and, for the rest, I will give you Mrs. Kemp, wha told me, as a secret, that the child was brought into the world by her own hands from the living body of Mrs. Napier. "Mrs. Temple," said Mr. White, who saw the policy of speaking fair the hands did, that day when I helped to place the dead body o'' the innocent work-basket, her lovely child was prattling by her knee, and Mrs. Douglas smiling like a parent upon both, striving to conceal a tear certain day William fell in love with a certain Mary Brown, who had come Things continued in this very comfortable state at the old inn in St. Mary''s Wynd for about a year, and it had come to enter into the id = 11334 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 22 date = keywords = Ainslie; Campbell; Cromwell; David; Dewhurst; Edinburgh; Glasgow; God; Gourlay; Graeme; Grierson; Jeannie; John; Lady; Lancaster; Lord; M''Kay; Mr.; Paul; Rachel; Rae; Street; Walter; look; man summary = done, I whispered to the best man, ''It''s a'' ower now?'' ''Yes,'' said he. Rachel looked at him for a little, but said nothing, for, as the saying heart pointed--"Yes;" then, adding that wonderful little word "but," "Still at work, Paul," said Rachel, as she entered; "how long do you Next day Mr. Ainslie called, and was for a long time closeted with Mr. Grierson; but so careless was she now of the fortune about being left to "And so the powers work," said he, as he looked in the hopeful face of at some time of man''s life, forces its way amidst palpitations of fear "Yes, John; the first you might perhaps manage," said Lady Rae, smiling, outer door, who, as has been already said, was a little slender man, his "Come away, my lads," said my friend, addressing them. "I have much to tell you, father," I said, glancing at the same time id = 14421 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 date = keywords = Alexander; BALLAD; Ballogie; Bullstrode; Edmund; Edward; Elliot; Enter; God; Heaven; Helen; John; LEGEND; Lady; Leighton; Lord; Mary; Percy; Peregrine; Provost; Rumbollow; Scotland; Sir; Twas; Willie; adj; come; day; death; eye; fair; heart; iii; like; look; love; man; o''er; old; thy summary = Come, sit thee by me, love, and thou shalt hear But, loved one, I will look into thine eyes, I''ve seen thee smiling through thy maiden tears, Thy love the living voice that breathed--"aspire!"-Death, like a passing spirit, touched the brow The long lost past--the eyes of love and light, The trysting-tree of love''s young years he sought; And ''neath the tree he loved, a form as fair Man knows not what love is, till all his cares Rolling in light, like love''s celestial car, Things always so lovely in ladies'' eyes; Who three times called thy dear-loved name; _His left-hand lady-love_." Strange thing the heart where love has power, _Sir Alex_.--Percy, we hear no terms but death or liberty. To-day, my sons, beneath a father''s eye, Doth, like a death''s-hand, press upon my heart. Thy lovely lochs, dear to my heart, HEARTSOME, _adj._ merry; light-hearted. id = 26962 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 17 date = keywords = Adair; Andrew; Anstruther; Berwick; Captain; Colonel; Edinburgh; French; George; God; Hall; Helen; Hume; James; John; King; Marion; Mayor; Mowbray; Patrick; Robertson; Seaton; Webster; William; Wilson; come; man; time summary = entered it, and returned to his mother a sad and sorrowing-hearted man. "A good new year to thee," said he, "Will Pearson!" And he took, at the "A good new year to thee!" said the stranger again; and he reached forth "Here, my good old tosspot, Will Pearson!" said he, as he handed to him one "A good new year to thee, Dame Lindsay!" said he, as he entered the house "What is the meaning o'' a'' this, Geordie, man?" said Marion, looking Catherine kept her father''s house) several times together in the old tower, "Can you, my good friend," said the stranger, in a tone and manner that Mr Mowbray?" said Mr Adair, standing fast, and looking up with great said at the time that I was a very simple man for entering into ony such short time afterwards in the house of said James Wilson in id = 29030 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 06 date = keywords = Agitha; Amelia; Bernard; Cameron; Castle; Douglas; Edinburgh; Florence; Francis; Geordie; James; Janet; Jessie; Jones; Lady; Macpherson; Madge; Maitland; Manners; Marmaduke; Miss; Mr.; Scotland; Sir; William; Willison; good; man summary = "Come in, Florence," said Madge; "draw in a seat and sit doun, and tell Master was a quiet man, sir, and full of thought; and he soon saw that hands, and placing one on my arm, said, in a voice which seemed the "''So you have opened your eyes at last, my friend,'' said the man; ''you "''Welcome on board the little Spitfire, my man!'' said the young are at a time o'' life now that ye canna expect ony young man to look at said, "he would be a vagrant a'' his days." Geordie, on the other hand, Time passed, and precisely on the same day next year he went to Lady When the little man was asked to open his budget, "Why, gentlemen," said (said the little man, good-humouredly, seeing a titter go round at this Miss Manners said not a word--her heart was too id = 30711 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 02 date = keywords = Brydone; Burns; Donald; Duncan; Elibank; Elliot; Frank; Gideon; Gilnockie; God; Harden; Harry; John; Lord; Margaret; Mary; Meg; Mr.; Murray; Philip; Rhimeson; Robert; Scotland; Scott; Simon; Sir; Willie; come; man summary = "O sir," said Simon, "but that is poor comfort to a man that has to upon a man''s heart, when death tries to come in the way between him and "Providing ye die bravely, Simon," said the young laird, "it is little "Weel said, my bairn," replied the old woman; "but dinna ye be put about "Simon," said the laird, "never shall a Murray hae it in his power to "Is the house yours, my Lord, or this man''s?" said Margaret. "Well," I said; "a spirited, fine old fellow, who loved his country and "Harry, my friend, my brother!" cried the young man, in a tone of sealed letter into the hands of the old man, and, at the same time, "It is still a mystery," said the old man, yet pressing his hands before welcome!" he cried, grasping the hand of the old man; "here you shall id = 31593 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 03 date = keywords = Anderson; Andrew; Black; Callender; Chrighton; Cockburn; Cunningham; D----; Duncan; Henderland; James; Janet; John; Marjory; Moor; Mr.; Mrs.; Nancy; Patrick; Phebe; Sandy; Scotland; Smith; Thomas; Vanderhoek; William; man summary = a grey-headed old man, apparently of great muscular strength though long of the young man; "sit down--your uncle maun hae ither thoughts. "She has escaped," said the old man; "it''s a feeble hand that canna do husband and your son; but, though the old man has been dead for years, his poor boys and himself, the stern old man laid his cold swollen hand "''Now ye speak like a lad of sense and mettle,'' said the old man; ''and head, and I put my hand out, and I said, ''Is that thee, Anne love?'' But went round, the old men began to forget their age (and for a time, for "It''s a child," said I; "an infant--beautiful as day--only look at it." "Very true, sir," said Andrew, "and may find him a man mair like "Sae far as I hae heard, captain," said the old woman. id = 31761 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 11 date = keywords = Andrew; Betsy; Crawford; Fanny; God; Harry; Howison; Jacob; James; Jean; Jenny; Jock; Katie; M''Intyre; M''Leod; Margaret; Mrs; Riddell; Sandy; Todd; Waldie; William; day; hand; look; man; time summary = Many a score o'' times hae I said that Jock''s head was as impervious to "Why, sir," said the doctor, "many days passed--many words were "I canna promise, Mrs Deacon Waldie," said he to his wife, according "Ye canna, my dear Murdoch," said the soft wife, "look upon a tame "Surely every man''s no under the rule o'' his wife," said she, with the his eyes were red and dim; he looked like a man who was only three or save the father; but he replied that the old man would neither allow "Look, Jock," said she, "yonder''s Andrew Braikens and his wife hame "I hae nae time to tell ye aboot it enow," said Jock; "but I''ll maybe "Jenny," said he, one day, after a long and thoughtful silence, "for "Man, I wonder to hear thee," said Harry; "folk wad say thou hadst nae id = 32862 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 01 date = keywords = Alice; Andrew; Armstrong; Clennel; Edinburgh; Elliot; Elspeth; Faa; Ferguson; Flowerdew; God; Innerkepple; Jessy; Johnny; Kate; Katherine; Laing; Margaret; Mr.; Otterstone; Peter; Scotland; Scott; Thomas; Tollishill; Wallace; Whitecraigs; Willie; Wistonbury; man summary = "Ye''re a stranger, young man," said Peter, "or ye would ken this is no a "It''s a long story, mother," said he, "and would take a week to tell it. "Ye shall have up-putting for the night, good neighbours," said Andrew "Tush, man!" said Willie Faa, the king of the tribe, "ye dree the death this interesting-looking young man passed me for the first time. "Pardon me," said the young man, "I am little acquainted with the prose "Anything new to-day, Thomas?" said the young man, coming up to the "I put the boy into the coach with my own hands," said Johnny Armstrong, "Do I look like a dead man?" said the stranger; but, immediately it, the old man looked at me smilingly, and said that he would have much "Now," said the old man, looking at me with a significant smile, and at id = 32956 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 09 date = keywords = Blacket; Charles; Chatelard; Choisseul; Ebenezer; Giles; God; Hamilton; Helen; House; Jemima; John; Jones; Kirconnel; Kirkpatrick; London; Maria; Mary; Miss; Mrs; Murray; Patrick; Scotland; Silky; Simon; Sir; Tromp; man; time summary = "My manner of speaking may be changed, father," replied the young man, party drew round the fire, and the old man, lighting his "cutty," said-"Hear till him!" said the delighted mother, holding up her hands in "''Rogers,'' said he to the mate, at the same time handing him the glass, Thus said, or thought aloud, a young man, seemingly about twenty-two "James," said the old man--"come here, James, and tell me what''s that ye "Ye''ll be a stranger hereaboots, I mak nae doubt?" said the old man. "Hout," said Helen, "I hae nae time, father, to enter into a'' the outs But, sir," said the old man, "And pray who was that one, my good friend?" said the young man, "Faith, and good reason it should, friend," replied the young man, "Come now, friend," said Jones, addressing the musician, and handing "That you''ll give me a bed at Kelpiehaugh to-night," said the old man. id = 34144 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 04 date = keywords = Alice; Cairnkibbie; Captain; Carr; Catherine; Cheesham; Clara; David; Edward; Ellen; Geddes; Hume; King; Leith; Lillias; Lilly; Lorimer; Macpherson; Maiden; Mary; Menie; Miss; Mr.; Mrs.; Scotland; Sir; Thomson; Wemyss; William; Willie; man summary = ''Sir Peter Blakely,'' said Catherine, rising with a look expressive of good-looking young man of gentle demeanour, the only person who in that galloped away, without ever having said one word, either of good or headed old man, of great apparent strength, who seemed by far the most "No muckle danger frae that, Lillias," said the old man. The old man quitted the place with his daughter; and, for the time, in the night-time; and I remember an old man who never approached it "The times hae gane clean oot o'' joint," continued the old man. "Allan," said the old man, "I have come to have some conversation with "You will oblige me by accompanying me, good father," he said, _looking_ "If your time will permit," added the old man, as he wiped away a tear, captain on his death-bed had placed in my hand, till one day, in looking id = 34145 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 05 date = keywords = Andrew; Archy; Armstrong; Bill; Captain; Danvers; Duncan; Edinburgh; Gavin; God; Jack; James; Jenkins; M''Lauchlane; Mary; Micklewhame; Mr.; Rigby; Sandy; Schulebred; Stanley; Wates; Whinnyhill; William; Willie; come; man; time summary = within his, and said--''Fear nothing, love; it is the last time we shall "''Why, sir''----Jack Jenkins was replying, when his wife placed her hand "''It is very hard,'' said the old man; ''I say, sir, it is very hard to be "''Stand forward, my good fellows,'' said Captain Sherbourne, addressing "''Daughter!'' cried the old man wrathfully, ''hast thou taken leave of thy "''Come, Mary, love,'' said her mother; ''now that poor William must be no "''Consent,'' said Wates, ''and to-night our hands shall be united.'' "A night''s quarters!" said the latter, in reply to Willie''s request, "I mean," said the dying man, "that it was the king''s sword that left me "And if I am, man," said Willie, in a piteous tone, in reply to this at the time, when my eye caught among the sailors a man exceedingly like "You forgot to come back last night," said the man. id = 34146 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 07 date = keywords = Bertha; Carey; Darnick; Drumwhussle; Edinburgh; Eliza; Gemmel; George; God; Gowan; H----; Harrison; Heiton; Henry; Jeanie; John; Judith; London; Miss; Musgrave; Peter; Quirkum; Riccon; Scotland; Scott; Sir; Skimclean; Walter; Willie; man summary = "Judith," said Gemmel, breaking the silence, and raising her hand from "Leave," said he, "dear Judith, leave this wandering life, and come wi'' "I know more of him myself than that, Carey," said the young man. after his day''s wark; for he works like a dergar, and nae man kens what passage, he said, a dead man in his shroud, and saw people gathering "The second night," said an elderly man, who sat beside me, and whose "''Poor little stranger!'' she said, ''thou hast come into the world in an exclaim, ''_The hour but not the man has come_.'' Sure enough, on looking "Ay," replied the new Orpheus, who was a tall, good-looking man of about going, he said, to seek a night''s quarters) on the following day. "It wad be a great favour, laird," said Skimclean; "for ye ken twa heads my shoulder, looked anxiously in my face--''Young man,'' he said, id = 34147 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 08 date = keywords = Agnes; Betsy; Dalzell; Darsy; Duncan; Gilmanscleugh; Harden; Henry; Jamie; Lord; M''Arthur; M''Donald; Mary; Mortlake; Patie; Pope; Robin; Sandy; Scott; Sir; Soulis; Thomas; Tibby; Tom; Vavasour; Walter; Willie summary = "Ken him!" said the old man; "fifty year ago, I''ve wrought day''s wark "Why, I hae heard a verse or twa o'' the ballad, sir," said the old man; "I shall never forget your kindness to a friendless stranger, sir," said "''No, sir, thank ye,'' said he; ''I knows my place better nor that. live, sir, to get back to Kelso, tell my good old father----'' "''Good morning, honest man,'' said Mr Darsy, approaching him with that "''Ah, Pope, my friend!'' said Mr Darsy, his eye sparkling with delight. said Mr Darsy, ''with a pair of horses for sale, which I wish you to come returned to the house, looking all the while, as his men said, "like a "Friend," said one of the strangers, laying his hand on Jamie''s The old man thought for a moment; then looking in Mr M''Arthur''s face, id = 34148 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 10 date = keywords = Anne; Bruce; Caleb; Crabbin; Crail; Darling; Dolphin; Edinburgh; Edward; England; George; Ghent; James; John; King; London; Margaret; Mary; Matilda; Miss; Mrs; Nanny; Peter; Richard; Rogers; Sandford; Scotland; Sir; William; man; time summary = that the people in the house said, it being New-year''s times, you "Read on, George," said his father, "and tak heed to what your uncle her father, saw which way the land lay; and one day we heard the lady "So you are a _great genius_, young man, my friend informs mo," said the times gazing in the face of George, and again placing his hand upon his "The town is still in great danger, Anne," said he, as he took a seat by "Fear not, father," said Anne, calmly; "thou art safe." young heart, swelling forth in beauty and in brightness like the waters honour, man and boy, five-and-thirty years come next quarter-day; and and said, ''I shall never rise from my bed again; in two days'' time my had been said to dream upon; and by the time that the two met next day id = 34149 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 12 date = keywords = Adam; Alice; Archy; Bourne; Campbell; Donald; Elizabeth; Emily; Geordie; Giles; Innes; James; Lewie; London; Lorimer; Maxwell; Mike; Priscilla; Rachel; Reuben; Roderick; Sandy; Sir; Thomas; Wotherspoon; like; man; time summary = man amang rude men like mysel; but you, Innes, what could hae brought father, who had married late in life, was an old grey-headed man from stories i'' the public-house till I hae felt my head spinnin round like a "Ah no, my poor friend!" said Innes; "I do not feel, in these days, that "Is your name Mike Maxwell?" said a man habited like a sheriff-officer. "So Mike committed nothing to your charge?" said the man, addressing "Captain Beachum," said Lewis, "ye hae committed an honest man to He said, "the work could never be like a man''s "O Reuben, man," they would have said, "they are very bonny; but we hae is?--it is like death or life to me; and, if I dinna think o''t, and look "Donald," said he, "you have acted like a man of honour. sat long, and said little; for his heart was full, and his spirit heavy. id = 34150 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 13 date = keywords = Andrew; Bertha; Christopher; Cummin; David; Donaldson; Ellen; George; God; Goldie; Jane; Jeanie; Jenny; Margery; Matilda; Menie; Mr.; Mrs; Paul; Peter; Rebecca; Richard; Roseallan; Sir; Thornton; Wallace; Willie; hand; man; time summary = "Peter," replied she, "I always said ye had a good heart; and by this "No, no, good wife," said he, "there must twa words go to the making o'' heart, "What would Jenny have said, had she seen this?" And Peter, "The like o'' that!" said Peter, in amazement, holding up his hands; "the officer who placed it in his hand addressed him, saying, "Young soldier, "Your features, young man," said he, "and your story, have drawn tears "Is Menie ill the day?" said one of them, as she cast her eye obliquely "Is your daughter at home, good woman?" said one of the men, while he "A wilfu man maun hae his ain way--do as you like," rejoined William "The like o'' that!" said Mrs Donaldson, raising her hands. when I saw the little creature--she looked so like her mother! "A good round sum," said the old man, "to be all in hard money. id = 34151 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 14 date = keywords = Alexander; Alice; Catherine; Connal; Douglas; Edward; Elizabeth; Fanny; George; Giulio; Glenday; Helen; Henry; John; M''Intyre; Madeline; Marion; Mary; Peter; Philip; Raeburn; Ramorgny; Rutherford; Scotland; Sir; William summary = "That is right, Alexander, my man," said his eldest brother; "I kenned "True, Alice," said he; "I stand corrected." And the father, the mother, interfering, said, "Wi'' your good leave, sir, I shall hear your wife. The old man said that "he trusted the time had come when in this country "Flora," said he, holding out his hand, "it is long since we met, I hae Alexander might this day hae been in life, and held yer hand in his. Sir John de Ramorgny--a young man supposed to have come originally from "Dead!" said the kind-hearted man; "ah, poor girl! "For ever, ay, and a day after it," cried Sir William, "shall the man "Now, my dear Mary," said John, "when our grief for my father is, by the On the following day, two officers called at William Glenday''s house, "Catherine, my love," said her father, "I expect a friend to visit me id = 34152 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 15 date = keywords = Allan; Augustus; Ball; Charlie; Davy; God; Graham; Harry; Helen; James; John; Lady; Lord; Margaret; Mary; Maxwell; Meenie; Merling; Middleton; Mrs; Nanny; Ringan; Ritchie; Robert; Sir; Tom; Wellwood; man; time summary = good man''s tears as he parted with his son, his cold heart rejoiced that "The arm of King James," said the duke, "reaches farther than mine, and Having said these words, she waved her hands, and disappeared. "Sir Robert," said the king, as the chamberlain approached him, "I am "Faith, and I say so too with all my heart, sir," said the stranger, "That may be, honest man," replied the curate; "but, as I said to my what I said--but my heart was in the words; I only know that I was "It''s no laughing matter, sir," said the man; "I never knew any good "O sir!" said the man, in great alarm, "do not throw him overboard--that "Martha," she said, looking in my face, and taking my hand into hers, passion, will come to an end; and then, neither man, woman, young, old, id = 34153 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 16 date = keywords = Bairnsfather; Cameron; Captain; Cassilis; Edinburgh; Geordie; George; God; Grace; Gray; James; John; Larry; M''Gregor; Malcolm; Marion; Mary; Miss; Mrs; Nicholson; Samuel; Scotland; Sharp; Sir; Stubbs; Thriven; Waterstone; William; man summary = "Come, George," said the old man, affectionately, "let us forget and Next day, James received the following letter from his son. "Really, Katie," said Willie, who was a good-natured man, "ye talk very "Keep a stout heart, my good fellow," said the surgeon, as he began his more to hear his mother''s voice, to grasp his father''s hand, to receive "When I tell thee, young prince," said Gray, "that at Lauder the king "Speak, good Gray," said the prince; "my father will not pardon you and this!" said her father, now interfering for the first time, and laying "John!" said the father, at length, coldly, and returning the former''s three years!" said his father, with a look of amazement; and then, "Your face, sir, tortures me," said Mr Samuel, turning away his head, "Ah, sir, you are a man this day to be envied," said Miss M''Falzen, who id = 37217 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 20 date = keywords = Adam; Ann; Bill; Carey; Cubby; Frenchman; God; Gonsalvo; Grahame; Hunter; John; Kennedy; Keveley; King; Margaret; Mary; Monilaws; Mrs; Paterson; Peter; Robin; Scotland; Sir; Tom; Tweed; Walker; William; Willoughby; man summary = My respected parent aye said, that love was just like death. "''Vast, Peter, ''vast!" cried the old man; "mind I am Ann''s father--tell "Ann, love," said the old man, "I know you are a true girl; you know "Sirs," said Robin, as they again attempted to lay hands upon his son, "Be quiet, Peter, my man," said his father, clapping his shoulder, and a "Sir," said Robin, "my son never intended to rin awa frae your ship. "Heaven bless thee, my own sweet child!" said the old man, while the Margaret''s spirits soon revived, and, having taken Sir Willoughby''s arm, hostess''s daughter by the hand; "you and I will meet again." Having said "''Weel,'' said the father, rubbing his hands together, with a look of "''Sir,'' said the cousin, ''we come here for business, and have no time said he, (for the old fellow always called me Tom,) ''look after that id = 37336 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 21 date = keywords = Abram; Bell; Bower; Christian; Edward; Fen; Geordie; George; God; Gourlay; Henderson; Isobel; James; Lord; Marjory; Mr.; Mrs.; Ogilvy; Provost; Robert; Sir; Sweet; Thomson; Willie; good; grace; man summary = far away, where no man can know me.'' So I took my little trunk, and went "Well, Edward," said the old man, as he took a seat, "what is this that The old man wept--he pressed her hand, and, with a groan, said, "I am "O Edward!" said the old man, "thou art a father, but little dost thou must accompany me home," said the young man, "until the storm be passed; "The case looks ugly," said the writer, as he handed back the jug. "Tell the woman to come ben," he said, as the man placed the whisky on "The devil is surely in that little man," said the one who had heard the "Fine day, honest man," said Willie, approaching the old weaver. The doctor was a man who could have said with the face of clay-Me in Mr. Thomson''s house!" said the doctor, with id = 39759 author = nan title = Wilson''s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 18 date = keywords = Captain; Cherrytrees; Clelland; Clydesdale; Crawley; David; Edinburgh; Effie; France; God; Governor; Helen; Henry; Kirsty; Laird; Langridge; Longoville; Mearns; Norton; Reid; Scotland; Sir; Thomas; William; Willie; man; time summary = "Not jealous of the Governor, Clelland, I hope?" said the old man, "Take heart, old man," said Clelland, with dignity. kind-hearted man, of whom many believed and said that his imagination "Sir?" said the old man inquiringly, slightly lifting his hat, and not "Ah, sir!" replied the old man; "but I fear as how the country looks "Why, master," said the old man, "the use of instruments in worship is "Oh, dinna speak to me!" said Willie, waving his hand; "ask that auld "I don''t know what the gentleman means," said the old man; "but no one "I hae seen aulder men marry again," said David, thinking he would "Aulder men, David, man!" replied the Laird, looking down at his person, "If yer Honour has ony wish in that way, I think ye should," said David. "Ye canna be quite sure o'' that, Mr Langridge," said the old man.