Memoirs of the lives and characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie of Jerviswood, and of Lady Grisell Baillie
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130 APPENDIX NO. IV.
that is to say, as I am capable, but I
am too hard for all blowes : yet I am
sure I have some measures of kind-
nesse, that would keythe to my friends,
could I doe them good, which my sor-
row cannot ; and I strive to keep the
man to the fore, to serve if occasion
come : but I beseech you, doe not you
try your power to abate my heart, since
it is your conquest ; and if my studies
were over, that I could come home, you
should be further convinced that you
only command ther, and that it should
be no more mine then you please ; and
as I alwise remember, I hope you will
not forget what has passed betwixt us,
or ever thinke that I can be other then,
dear Madam, your perpetually obliged
and faithful servant,
Peter Wallas.
that is to say, as I am capable, but I
am too hard for all blowes : yet I am
sure I have some measures of kind-
nesse, that would keythe to my friends,
could I doe them good, which my sor-
row cannot ; and I strive to keep the
man to the fore, to serve if occasion
come : but I beseech you, doe not you
try your power to abate my heart, since
it is your conquest ; and if my studies
were over, that I could come home, you
should be further convinced that you
only command ther, and that it should
be no more mine then you please ; and
as I alwise remember, I hope you will
not forget what has passed betwixt us,
or ever thinke that I can be other then,
dear Madam, your perpetually obliged
and faithful servant,
Peter Wallas.
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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 > (148) Page 130 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95565353 |
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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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