Ancient and Modern Britons: A Retrospect, Volume 2K. Paul, Trench & Company, 1884 - Ethnology |
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Ancient and Modern Britons, a Retrospect [By D. Macritchie] David Macritchie No preview available - 2023 |
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ancestors ancient appear bards belonged blood Border British Islands called Cant Carrick caste cavalier chief Christian civilized clan Coldstream Bridge common thieves complexion custom descendants distinctly district division Douglas dress Earl earlier early Early Scots Egypt Egyptians eighteenth century England English Ettrick Forest fact fashion fifteenth Gaelic Galloway gipsies gypsies gypsydom gypsyism heathen horse Ireland Irish James Kennedy kind King kingdom Kirkcudbright knight-errant known land language laws Little Egypt lived lord Magi marauding Marshall minstrels modern Moors moss-troopers nation nobles nomadic Norman North Britain Northumbria outlaw Outlaw Murray period Picts possessed present day priests probably race referred regarded represented Romanes Saracens savage says Scota Scotch Scots Scott Scottish seems seen Shelta signifies Simson sixteenth century skin sorners speak speech spoken surname swarthy territory tinker tion told tory tradition tribes various Wales Welsh wholly William Baillie word writer Xanthochroi Yetholm