...re_ tainers. The difficulty of approaching formed no inconsiderable security to the strength of the castle, whose elevated turrets afforded a commanding...come, they come not; if they come not, they come." AN HEBRIDEAN CASTLE. The fortress of an Hebridean Chief was almost always on the sea-shore, for the...

...his retainers. The difficulty of approaching formed no inconsiderable security to the strength of the castle, whose elevated turrets afforded a commanding and extensive view of the surrounding country. Mo enemy could approach it in the day time, without the garrison having sufficient warning. Vigilance,...

...widow with nine sons. * " I cannot tell what the truth may be, bay the tale as't was said to me.' ' If they come, they come not : If they come not, they come. The cattle of the people living on the Border turned into the common pasture, did by custom use to return...

...boor, when he must. ' ,. . Ger. Borderers. . • , t. Borderers are either thieves or murderers. 2. If they come, they come not ; if they come not, they come. (If the robbers on the northern border of England came not, the cattle returned to their stables, and...

...residence, which was at Harlaw, in the precincts of Liddesdale, and not the Northumbrian Harelaw. — JH] If they come, they come not : If they come not, they come. The cattle of the people living on the Borders turned into the common pasture, did by custom use to return...

...remedy, then welcome Pillvall, 174. If there were no knaves and fools, all the world would be alike. If they come, they come not; if they come not, they come, 217. ff thou be hungry, I am angry ; let us go fight, 49. If thou cnnst nc/t see the bottom, wade not....