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Excerpt from The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. 1 of 2 The gentle form that glides away. The little school-nymph, drawing near, Says, with a sly and courteous leer, As plain as eye and manner 'can, Thou loy'st me - bless thee, . Anne l Even babes catch the beloved theme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2). It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by James Hogg, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2) in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales, Vol. II (of 2): Look inside the book: Then my Lord Moray, wha was head judge that day, was just gaun to address the jurymen, an' direct them to hang me, when up gat Geordie Lockie again for the hindmost time; (he had as mony links an' wimples in his tail as an eel that body, ) an' he argyed some point o' law that gart them a' glowr; at last he said, that it was hard, on a point of life an' death, to take the report of a man that wasna present to make oath to the information he had gi'en, which might be a slander to gain some selfish end; and he prayed, for the satisfaction of the jury, that his client might be examined on that point, (he ca'd me aye a client, a name that I abhorred, for I didna ken the meaning o't, but I trowed it meant nae good, ) for, says he, he has answered very freely, and much to the point, a' that ye hae speered at him. ..."I now begoud to think it wad be as weel to gie the lads the slip, for my army was gathering like a snaw-ba', an' I little wist how sic a hobbleshue might end; sae I jinkit into Geordie Allan's, at the West-Port, where I had often been afore, when selling my eild ewes and chasers; an' I whispered to them to keep out my sodgers, for there were too many of them for the house to haud; but they not perfectly understanding my jest, I was not well entered ere I heard a loud altercation at the head o' the stair, an' the very first aith that I heard I knew it to be Macpherson." About James Hogg, the Author: He became widely known as the 'Ettrick Shepherd', a nickname under which some of his works were published, and the character name he was given in the widely read series Noctes Ambrosianae, published in Blackwood's Magazine. ... His other works include the long poem The Queen's Wake (1813), his collection of songs Jacobite Reliques (1819), and his two novels The Three Perils of Man (1822), and The Three Perils of Woman (1823).
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2). It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by James Hogg, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2) in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2): Look inside the book: "My gude auld wife," said he, "God bless ye -Ye hae bits o' queer gates whiles, but I wadna part wi' ye, or see ane o' yer grey hairs wranged, for a' the ewes on the Hermon Law."-Maron gave two or three sobs, and put the corner of her check-apron upon the eye that was next Walter.-"Fair fa' your heart, Maron," said he, "we'll say nae mair about it; but, my woman, we maun crack about our bits o' hame affairs, an' I had the strongest reasons for coming to the truth o' yon; however, I'll try ither means.-But, Maron Linton, there's anither thing, that in spite o' my heart is like to breed me muckle grief, an' trouble, an' shame.-Maron, has the Brownie o' Bodsbeck been ony mair seen about the town?" ..."I'll tell ye, gudewife-on Monanday night he cam yont to stop the ewes aff the hogg-fence, the wind being eissel-it was a wee after midnight, an' the moon wasna just gane down-he was sittin i' the scug o' a bit cleuch-brae, when, or ever he wist, his dog Keilder fell a gurrin' an' gurrin', as he had seen something that he was terrified for-John took him aneath his plaid, an' held him, thinkin it was some sheep-stealers; but or it was lang he saw a white thing an' a black thing comin' up the Houm close thegither; they cam by within three catloups o' him-he grippit his cudgel firm, an' was aince gaun to gie them strength o' arm, but his power failed him, an' a' his sinnens grew like dockans; there was a kind o' glamour cam o'er his een too, for a' the hope an' the heaven grew as derk as tar an' pitch-but the settin moon shone even in their faces, and he saw them as weel as it had been fore-day. About James Hogg, the Author: He became widely known as the 'Ettrick Shepherd', a nickname under which some of his works were published, and the character name he was given in the widely read series Noctes Ambrosianae, published in Blackwood's Magazine. ... His other works include the long poem The Queen's Wake (1813), his collection of songs Jacobite Reliques (1819), and his two novels The Three Perils of Man (1822), and The Three Perils of Woman (1823).
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