Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 310William Blackwood, 1971 |
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Page 212
... Porteous , Captain of the Town Guard , whose awful death is vividly described by Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of Mid - Lothian . Virtually all that is known of John Porteous is derived from an anonymous pamphlet published in the year ...
... Porteous , Captain of the Town Guard , whose awful death is vividly described by Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of Mid - Lothian . Virtually all that is known of John Porteous is derived from an anonymous pamphlet published in the year ...
Page 216
... Porteous before him . The Provost at this time was one Alex- ander Wilson , son of a Midlothian farmer and himself a brewer , a weak irresolute man quite incapable of coping with a potentially danger- ous situation . Nevertheless , he ...
... Porteous before him . The Provost at this time was one Alex- ander Wilson , son of a Midlothian farmer and himself a brewer , a weak irresolute man quite incapable of coping with a potentially danger- ous situation . Nevertheless , he ...
Page 223
... Porteous was a murderer , what were they ? But was Porteous a murderer ? We must weigh the evidence . 6 One thing to consider , of course , is the extent of the disorders and whether they were such as to justify such drastic action as ...
... Porteous was a murderer , what were they ? But was Porteous a murderer ? We must weigh the evidence . 6 One thing to consider , of course , is the extent of the disorders and whether they were such as to justify such drastic action as ...
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The Leopard | 1 |
Gone to Press | 7 |
Generosity to a Giajin | 16 |
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