Peeblesshire
Britishnoun
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During a period of about thirty years, he has been engaged in the humble capacity of a dry-stone mason in Peeblesshire.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
To Edmund Gosse Mr. Gosse had mistaken the name of the Peeblesshire manse, and is reproached accordingly.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Affleck was born in the village of Drummelzier, in Peeblesshire, on the 8th September 1776.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
Ker, Dr. John, minister and professor, was horn in Peeblesshire, brought up in Edinburgh; studied there and in Halle, was chosen to fill the chair of Practical Training in the U.P.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
As I have said before, we were not popular in Peeblesshire.
From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Asquith, Margot
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