 | 1803 - 572 pages
...traveller drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but in the Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-lreait. The traveller got upon... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but in the " Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The " influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the...from Cumberland. The west " wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common " expression, brought in the water, three foot a-breast. " The traveller got... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 pages
...traveller drowning; not in the Annan itself, but in the Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot abreast, The traveller got upon... | |
 | Scott - 1821 - 516 pages
...drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but " in the Frith of Solway, closeby the mouth of that river. " The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The " west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three Jbot a" breast. The traveller got... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but " in the Frith of Sol way, close by the mouth-of that river. " The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The " west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the com" mon expression, brought in the water three foot a" breast. The traveller got... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pages
...and I could not see) a traveller drowning in the Firth of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the commonexpression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got upon... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 1104 pages
...traveller drowning; not in the Annan itself, but in the Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-brcast. The traveller got upon... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1838 - 562 pages
...traveller drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but in the Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of that river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-breasl. The traveller got upon... | |
 | England - 1840 - 232 pages
...early days heard (for it was night, and I could not see) a traveller drowning in the Firth of Solway. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him, in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot abreast. The traveller got apon... | |
 | Peter Orlando Hutchinson - 1844 - 326 pages
...traveller drowning ; not in the Annan itself, but in the Frith of Solway, close by the mouth of the river. The influx of the tide had unhorsed him in the night,...from Cumberland. The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a breast. The traveller got upon... | |
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The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water three foot a-breast. The traveller got upon a standing net, a little way from the shore. There he lashed himself to the post, shouting for half an hour for assistance... 
