... and though exceedingly docile, his bravest acts were mostly tinctured with a grain of stupidity, which showed his reasoning faculty to be laughably obtuse. " I shall mention a striking instance of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope on Ettrick... The Pocket Magazine - Página 1941829Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| 1824 - 758 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope, on Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the...lambs, if darkness overtook me. Darkness did overtake rue by the time I got half way, and no ordinary darkness for an August evening. The lambs having been... | |
| 1824 - 984 páginas
...was once at the farm of Shorthope, on Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and wns going to take to market, with some more, the next...obliged to be at my own house that night, I was not a litlle'dismayed lest 1 should scatter and lose my lambs, if darkness overtook me. Darkness did overtake... | |
| 1829 - 612 páginas
...Shorthope, on Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, wiih some more, the next day. Owing to some accidental...get final delivery of the lambs till it was growing lato ; and being obliged to be at my own house that night, 1 was not a little dismayed lest I should... | |
| 1824 - 452 páginas
...SHIPHEBD. I WAS once at the farm of Shorthope, on Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the next day. Owing to some accidental delay, I ilid not get final delivery of the lambs til! it was growing lute ; and being obliged to be at my own... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1829 - 590 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope on Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the...overtook me. Darkness did overtake me by the time I got half-way, and no ordinary darkness for an August evening. The lambs having been weaned that day, and... | |
| James Hogg - 1829 - 694 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope, in Ettrick head, receiving somc lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the...be at my own house that night, I was not a little •ii ;' -iv •••' * Se« the Mountain Bard. one place to another, BO did he in a moment ; and... | |
| James Hogg - 1829 - 242 páginas
...farm of Shorthope, in Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to taketo market, with some more, the next day. Owing to some...obliged to be at my own house that night, I was not a littledismayed lest I should scatter and lose my lambs if darkness overtook me. Darkness did overtake... | |
| James Hogg - 1837 - 382 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope, in Ettrick head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the...accidental delay, I did not get final delivery of the Iambs till it was growing late ; and being obliged to be at my own house that night, I was not a little... | |
| Edward Jesse - 1858 - 518 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope on Ettrick Head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market, with some more, the...overtook me. Darkness did overtake me by the time I got half-way, and no ordinary darkness for an August evening. The lambs having been weaned that day, and... | |
| John Potter Hamilton - 1860 - 340 páginas
...of it. I was once at the farm of Shorthope, on Ettrick Head, receiving some lambs that I had bought, and was going to take to market with some more the...I was not a little dismayed lest I should scatter or lose them if darkness overtook me. Darkness did overtake me by the time I got half way, and no ordinary... | |
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