The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827

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Various. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827

Bushy Park

THE FUGITIVE

A SCOTCH TALE

THE INDIAN MAIDEN'S SONG,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS

No. XVII. THE TURKS

PULQUE

HATCHING CHICKENS

AFRICAN COOKERY

EASTERN DIVORCES

ARAB CHARACTER

SELECT BIOGRAPHY

No. LIX. GENERAL FOY

ARCANA OF SCIENCE

China

Recovery from Suspended Animation

Iron

Hair

Population of England

Singing

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

POTIER, THE FRENCH "LISTON."

FRAGMENT OF THE NARRATIVE OF A STUDENT AT LAW

THE SELECTOR; AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS

"FASHIONABLE TALES."

SOCIETY OF UNITED IRISHMEN

STORY OF RICHARD PLANTAGENET, SON OF RICHARD III

FINE ARTS

ART OF MOSAIC

THE GATHERER

A CARD

MARGARET NICHOLSON

LADY ARCHER,

TO SUBSCRIBERS

The Editor of "THE MIRROR" has in the press,

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It was now abute the gloaming when my ain same Janet (heav'n sain her saul) was sitting sae bieldy in a bit neuk ayant the ingle, while the winsome weans gathering around their minnie were listing till some auld spae wife's tale o' ghaists and worriecows; when on a sudden some ane tirled at the door pin.

"Here's your daddie, bairns," said the gudewife ganging till the door; but i' place o' their daddie, a tall chiel wrappit i' a big cloak, rushed like a fire flaught into the bield, and drappit doun on the sunkie ewest the ingle droghling and coghling.

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Bole—cottage window.

Brent-brow—smooth open forehead.

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