We see that javascript is disabled or not supported by your browser - javascript is needed for important actions on the site. Read more

What's New - Home - Login

Member $avings: $81,569,435.59 | Books Available: 794,954 | Members Online: 32

Swap Used Books - Buy New Books at Great Prices!

How To Swap Books Sign Up Search submenu

PBS Market (New Books)

Gift Buying Guide

Book Browser Advanced Search Books Posted Today Member Book Reviews Award Winning Books NYT Best Sellers Amazon Best Sellers Most Traveled Copies Club Wish List

Discussion Forums Book Lists

Club Lists My Book Lists My Watched Lists Create a List

Blog Donations

School Donation Program In Memory of... Military Donation Program Friends of PBS

Box-O-Books Maps The Eclectic Pen Fun Stuff

20 Questions Sudoku Bookmark Creator

Top 100

Requests Posts Swappers Referrers Reviewers

Pulse of PBS Spread The Word

Invite Friends Bookmarks Facebook Page Facebook App More Ways...

Photo Gallery Recipes Club Tag Cloud Member Testimonials

Help Center submenu

How To Swap Books Browse Help Docs Ask the Librarian PBS Member Icons Live Help

Kiosk

PBS Market (New Books) Go Shopping Buy Credits Buy PBS Money Upgrade Membership Gift Certificates Transfer Credits

Need Help?

Search - Heart Of Mi-Lothian - Vol Ii

Heart Of MiLothian Vol Ii
Author: Sir Walter Scott

Text extracted from opening pages of book: CHAPTER I. Heaven first sent letters to some wretch's aid-Some banish'd lover, or some captive moid. For*. BY dint of unwonted labour with the pen, Jeanie Deans contrived to indite, and give to the charge of the postman on the ensuing day, no less than three letters, an exertion altogether strange to he... more »r habits ; insomuch so, that, if milk had been plenty, she would rather have made thrice as many Dun lop cheeses. The first of them was very brief. It was addressed to George Staunton, Esq. at the Rectory, Willingham, by Grantham ; the address being part of the information which she had extract* ed from the communicative peasant who rode before her to Stamford. It was in these words : SIR, To prevent farder mischieves, whereof there hath been enough, comes these : Sir^ I have my sister's pardon from the Queen's Majesty, whereof 4 TALES OF MY LANDLORD. I do not doubt you will be glad, having had to say naut of matters whereof you know the purport. So, sir, I pray for your better welfare in bodie and soul, and that it will please the fisycian to visit you in His good time. Alwaies, sir, I pray you will never come again to see my sister, whereof there has been too much. And so, wishing you no evil, but even your best good, that you may be turned from your iniquity, ( for why suld ye die ?) I rest your humble servant to command, Ye lien wha The next letter was to her father. It is too long altogether for insertion, so we only give a few ex tracts. It commenced Dearest and truly honoured Father, This comes with my duty to inform you, that it has pleased God to redeem that captivitie of my poor sister, in respect the Queen's blessed Majes ty, for whom we are ever bound to pray, hath re deemed her soul from the slayer, granting the ran som of her, whilk is ane pardon or reprieve. And I spoke with the Queen face to face, and yet live ; for she is not muckle differing from other grand leddies, saving that she has a stately presence, and een like a blue bun tin' hawk's, whilk gaed throu' and throu' me like a Hieland durk And all this good was, alway under the Great Giver, to whom all are but instruments, wrought forth for us by the Duk of Argile, wha is ane njitive true-hearted Scotsman, and not pridefu', like other folk we ken THE HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN. 5 of and likewise skeely enow in bestial, whereof he has promised to gie me twa Devonshire kye, of which he is enamoured, although I do still hand by the real hawkit Airshire breed and I have pro mised him a cheese ; and I wad wuss ye, if Go wans, the brockit cow, has a quey, that she suld suck her fill of milk, as I am given to understand he has none of that breed, and is not scornfu', but will take a thing frae a puir body, that it may lighten their heart of the loading of debt that they awe him. Also his Honour the Duke will accept ane of our Dunlop cheeses, and it sail be my faut if a better was ever yearned in Lowden. [ Here fol low some observations respecting the breed of cat tle, and the produce of the dairy, which it is our intention to forward to the Board of Agriculture.] Nevertheless, these are but matters of the af ter-harvest, in respect of the great good which Providence hath gifted us with and, in especial, poor Erne's life. And O, my dear father, since it hath pleased God to be merciful to her, let her not want your free pardon, whilk will make her meet to be ane vessel of grace, and also a comfort to your ain graie hairs. Dear father, will ye let the Laird ken that we have had friends strangely rai sed up to us, and that the talent whilk he lent me will be thankfully repaid. I hae some of it to the fore ; and the rest of it is not knotted up in ane purse or napkin, but in ane wee bit paper, as is the fashion heir, whilk I am assured is gude for the siller. And, dear father, through Mr Butler's means I hae gude friendship with the Duke, for A2 6 TALES OF MY LANDLORD. their had been kindness between their forbears in the auld troub

ISBN-13: 9781406766882
ISBN-10: 1406766887
Publication Date: 3/15/2007
Pages: 392
Rating:

0 stars, based on 0 rating

Publisher: Scott Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

Back to the Top ↑

Search - Heart Of Mi-Lothian - Vol Ii

Loading...