Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie of Jerviswood, and of Lady Grisell Baillie
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LADY GRISELL BAILLIE. 99
any thing then could make her. We
had bad rainy weather, which made it
a fatiguing disagreeable journey ; but
she never complained, was up first, and
ordered every thing for the whole com-
pany, with an alertness and spirit be-
yond us all ; and so she did when we
came to London, that nobody else had
any trouble, to the smallest trifle.
The rebellion in 1745 was a great
affliction to her ; the distress of her
country and friends went near her heart,
and made great impression on her
health and spirits. Nobody could be
more sensibly touched with the desola-
tion of this poor country ; yet never
expressed herself with bitterness, nor re-
sentment against the authors of it, and
could not bear to hear others do so.
She said, it was the judgment of God
upon us, and too well deserved by all
ranks; therefore we ought to submit to
it, and endeavour to avert it by other
any thing then could make her. We
had bad rainy weather, which made it
a fatiguing disagreeable journey ; but
she never complained, was up first, and
ordered every thing for the whole com-
pany, with an alertness and spirit be-
yond us all ; and so she did when we
came to London, that nobody else had
any trouble, to the smallest trifle.
The rebellion in 1745 was a great
affliction to her ; the distress of her
country and friends went near her heart,
and made great impression on her
health and spirits. Nobody could be
more sensibly touched with the desola-
tion of this poor country ; yet never
expressed herself with bitterness, nor re-
sentment against the authors of it, and
could not bear to hear others do so.
She said, it was the judgment of God
upon us, and too well deserved by all
ranks; therefore we ought to submit to
it, and endeavour to avert it by other
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| Histories of Scottish families > Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie of Jerviswood, and of Lady Grisell Baillie > (117) Page 99 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95564981 |
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| Description | By their daughter, Lady Murray of Stanhope. Edinburgh : [Printed by John Pillans], 1822. |
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| Shelfmark | R.231.f |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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