Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character eBook

Edward Bannerman Ramsay
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character eBook

Edward Bannerman Ramsay
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character.

Kail, curious use of word. 
Kames, Lord, a keen agriculturist. 
Kames, Lord, his joke with Lord Monboddo. 
‘Kaming her husband’s head.’ 
Kay’s Portraits. 
Keith, Mrs., of Ravelston, her remark to Sir W. Scott on old books. 
Kilspindie, Laird of, and Tannachy Tulloch. 
Kindly feelings between minister and people. 
Kirkyard crack. 
Kirkyard crack superseded by newspapers.

Ladies of Montrose, anecdotes of. 
Ladies, old, of Montrose. 
Lady, old maiden, of Montrose, reason
   for not subscribing to volunteer fund. 
Lady, old, of Montrose, objections to
   steam vessels, and gas, and water-carts. 
Lady, old Scotch, remark on loss of her box. 
Lady, Scottish, Lord Cockburn’s account of. 
Lady’s, old, answer to her doctor. 
Laird, parsimonious, and fool. 
Laird, parsimonious, and plate at church-door. 
Laird, reason against taking his son into the world. 
Laird reproaches his brother for not taking a wife. 
Laird, saving, picking up a farthing. 
Laird, Scottish, delighted that Christmas had run away. 
Lamb, Charles, saw no wit in Scotch people. 
Land, differences of, in produce. 
‘Lass wi’ the braw plaid, mind the puir.’ 
Laudamy and calomy’
Lauderdale, Duke of, and Williamson
  the huntsman
Lauderdale, Earl of, recipe of his daft
  son to make him sleep
Laurencekirk, change in
Laurencekirk described in style of
  Thomas the Rhymer
Lawson, Rev. Dr. George, of Selkirk,
  and the student
Leein’ Gibbie
Leslie, Rev. Mr., and the smuggler
’Let her down Donald, man, for she’s
  drunk’
’Let the little ane gang to pray, but
  first the big ane maun tak’ an oar’
‘Linties’ and Scottish settler in
  Canada
Linty offered as fee for baptism
Liston, Sir Robert, and Scotchmen
  at Constantinople
Loch, Davie, the carrier, at his
  mother’s deathbed
Lockhart, Dr., of Glasgow, and his son
  John
Logan, Laird of, speech at meeting of
  heritors
‘Lord be thankit, a’ the bunkers are
  fu’!’
’Lord pity the chiel that’s chained to
  our Davie’
Lord’s prayer, John Skinner’s reason
  for its repetition
Lothian, Lord, in India, St. Andrew’s
  day
Lothian, Marquis of, and old countess
  at table
Lothian, Marquis of, and workmen

M’Cubbin, Scotch minister, witty
  answer to Lord Braxfield
M’Knight, Dr., ’dry eneuch in the
  pulpit’
M’Knight, Dr., folk tired of his sermon
M’Knight and Henry, twa toom kirks
M’Knight, Dr., remark on his harmony
  of the four gospels
Macleod, Rev. Dr. Norman, and Highland
  boatman
Macleod, Rev. Dr. Norman, and revivals
Macleod, Rev. Dr. Norman, anecdote
  of an Australian told by
M’Lymont, John, the idiot, anecdotes
  of
Macnab, Laird of, his horse and whip
MacNabb, Miss, and Campbell of Combie
M’Pherson, Joe, and his wife. 

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