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amusing bagpiper Bedding and Throwing beside the Fallowlea Bishops of Moray bonny lass bride bride's a bonny bride's party bridegroom cattle ceremonies chirrup church Church of Scotland churchyard classes of society congregation cousin dance dinner Dollas e'er in love Engraved entered fair father's feet Feet-washing fiddlers frae gaes o'er glass of whiskey Granny Granny's GRANT'S PENNY WEDDING happy heart Highland Reel hill Jeanny Buie JOHN GRANT Johnny Stewart Johnny's keep the house Kellas Kirk of Birnie kiss labours laddie lads and lasses Lossie manner marriage married couple Mary Buie minister's bell Moray mountain dew o'clock o'er to keep obtained occasions occupied parish peasantry PENNY WEDDING Plate person pleased possession precentor quantity ring round sacred font Scotland sermon Shamit Reel sing song soon Strathspey Sunday Throwing the Stocking took place tune tweddles week WELLINGTON STREET NORTH whole wife William Grant Willie Woo'd ye e'er
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Page 24 - Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Page 15 - Dont waste your time at family funerals grieving for your relatives: attend to life, not to death: there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it, and better.
Page 21 - Bishops having shifted from one place to another, aa fancy or conveniency prompted them, Bishop Bricius, who was consecrated, anno 1203, applied to Pope Innocent to have a Cathedral fixed for the Bishops of Moray. The Pope appointed the Bishops of St Andrews and Brechin, and the Abbot of Lindores, to repair to...