A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Količina 1Blackie and son, 1872 - 1731 strani |
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... castle of St. Elan , near the town of Valetta in Malta . Of the character of Sir Ralph Abercromby there can be but one opinion . Bred to arms almost from his infancy , he appeared to be formed for command . His dispositions were always ...
... castle of St. Elan , near the town of Valetta in Malta . Of the character of Sir Ralph Abercromby there can be but one opinion . Bred to arms almost from his infancy , he appeared to be formed for command . His dispositions were always ...
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... castle of St. Andrews , where he kept himself " like a tod in his hole , " giving out that his painful " foedity " was the cause of his retirement . But at length the sky began to brighten , and the primate to venture forth after a ...
... castle of St. Andrews , where he kept himself " like a tod in his hole , " giving out that his painful " foedity " was the cause of his retirement . But at length the sky began to brighten , and the primate to venture forth after a ...
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... castle , an unlucky stray hare , terrified at the coming din , suddenly started up , and fled before them . Even this incident could impart some gravity to the scene . It was a popular belief at that time in Scotland that a witch , when ...
... castle , an unlucky stray hare , terrified at the coming din , suddenly started up , and fled before them . Even this incident could impart some gravity to the scene . It was a popular belief at that time in Scotland that a witch , when ...
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... castle , and open their com- munications . They came , therefore , in great force , captured the detached parties that were without the castle , and suddenly appeared before the fort itself , while such a visit was neither expected nor ...
... castle , and open their com- munications . They came , therefore , in great force , captured the detached parties that were without the castle , and suddenly appeared before the fort itself , while such a visit was neither expected nor ...
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... Castle tion that was never more welcome , perhaps , than at were of great thickness , the assailants not only used the present crisis . The summer - house in the garden common , but also hot shot , in the hope of setting the was ...
... Castle tion that was never more welcome , perhaps , than at were of great thickness , the assailants not only used the present crisis . The summer - house in the garden common , but also hot shot , in the hope of setting the was ...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen: With a Supplemental Volume ... Robert Chambers,Thomas Thomson Predogled ni na voljo - 2015 |
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Količina 1 Robert Chambers Predogled ni na voljo - 1870 |
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