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" ... for her father, she stumbled over the graves every night alone without fear of any kind entering her thoughts but for soldiers and parties in search of him, which the least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was... "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 135
1823
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The works of ... Sydney Smith, including his contributions to the Edinburgh ...

Sydney Smith - 1859 - 1360 pages
...motion of a l</nf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church. The first night shu went, his dogs kept such a barking as put her in the utmost fear of a discovery, Jly grandmother sent for the minister next day, and, upon pretence of a mad dog, got him to hang all...
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The Heroines of Domestic Life

Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen - 1861 - 418 pages
...least noise, or motion of a leaf, put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church. The first night she went, his dogs kept such a barking as put her in the utmost fear of a discovery. My mother sent for the minister next day, and, upon pretence of a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs....
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The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the ..., Volume 7

John Hill Burton - 1873 - 488 pages
...least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church. The first night she went, his dogs kept such a barking...a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs. There was also difficulty of getting victuals to carry him without the servants suspecting. The only way it was...
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The book of Scottish anecdote, collected and ed. by A. Hislop

Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1874 - 786 pages
...least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church ; the first night she went, his dogs kept such a barking...utmost fear of a discovery ; my grandmother sent for 554 555 the minister the next day, and upon pretence of a mad dog got him to hang all his dogs. There...
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Hislop's Book of Scottish anecdote

Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1875 - 378 pages
...least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church ; the first night she went, his dogs kept such a barking...a discovery ; my grandmother sent for the minister the next day, and upon pretence of a mad dog got him to hang all his dogs. There was also a difficulty...
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The Story of the Scottish Church from the Reformation to the Disruption

Thomas M'Crie - 1875 - 602 pages
...least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church; the first night she went his dogs kept such a barking...in the utmost fear of a discovery; my grandmother (the wife of Sir Patrick) sent for the minister next day, and upon pretence of a mad dog, got him to...
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Essays social and political

Sydney Smith - 1877 - 626 pages
...least noise or motion of a leaf put her in terror for. The minister's house was near the church. The first night she went his dogs kept such a barking...a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs. There was also difficulty of getting victuals to carry him, without the servants suspecting ; the only way it...
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Wilson's Tales of the Borders, selected and ed. with biogr. notices of the ...

John Mackay Wilson - 1881 - 748 pages
...so much that she was in fear of being discovered. Next day Lady Hume sent for the minister, and on pretence of a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs. There was difficulty in getting victuals for fear of exciting suspicion among the servants, or other members...
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Wilson's Tales of the Borders. With illustr. scenes and incidents ..., Volume 1

John Mackay Wilson - 1884 - 404 pages
...so much that she was in fear of being discovered. Next day Lady Hume sent for the minister, and on pretence of a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs. There was difficulty in getting victuals for fear of exciting suspicion among the servants, or other members...
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Minstrelsy of the Merse: The Poets and Poetry of Berwickshire : a Country ...

William Shillinglaw Crockett - 1893 - 370 pages
...On mentioning this circumstance to her mother, the latter sent the next day for the minister, and on pretence of a mad dog, got him to hang all his dogs. The other anecdote has reference to the difficulty in secreting food for her father's wants without...
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