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1.  The Provost / Galt, John, 1779-1839
   , both of a national and a domestic nature, used to call me bailie and my lord; the which jocular derision ... as a pikestaff, gudeman, and I'll no let ye rest if ye dinna mak me a bailie's wife or a' be done  details...
   • creator(s) - Galt, John, 1779-1839
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   • subject(s) - bailie; pawkie; provost; council; bailie m'lucre; magistrates; town; provost; town; bailie; magistrates; bailie m'lucre; pawkie; council;
   • title - The Provost
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2.  The Pilots of Pomona / Leighton, Robert, -1934
   that a stranger was coming to the door, and very soon Mr. Duke, one of the bailies of the town, entered the school. We had learnt to expect something good to come of the bailie's visits, and this occasion was no exception ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Leighton, Robert, -1934
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   • subject(s) - kinlay; thora; drever; halcro; flett; ericson; tom kinlay; hercus; stromness; carver kinlay; carver; colin; crua breck; jessie; colin lothian; robbie; kirkwall; orkney; captain flett; bailie; captain gordon; gordon; tom; lothian; paterson; willie hercus; tom kinlay; carver; bailie; drever; carver kinlay; crua breck; paterson; orkney; ericson; willie hercus; thora; captain gordon; jessie; kirkwall; tom; flett; lothian; hercus; kinlay; captain flett; robbie; colin lothian; halcro; stromness; gordon; colin;
   • title - The Pilots of Pomona
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3.  Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden / Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
   , and round it were standing Bailie Anderson and his wife, his foreman John Gillespie, and his two apprentices ... was delivering would be. Suddenly there was a knock at the door below. No one stirred until the bailie  details...
   • creator(s) - Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
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   • subject(s) - ronald; malcolm; colonel hume; colonel; prince; marshal saxe; duke; colonel leslie; colonel leslie; duke; marshal saxe; ronald; colonel; prince; colonel hume; malcolm;
   • title - Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
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4.  Tales of the Jazz Age / Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
   from the sidewalk by a bad man named Baily, who had big teeth and lived at the hotel and had never been in love ... Martin Macy and me drink it." "Baily," said Perry tensely, "I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every  details...
   • creator(s) - Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940
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   • subject(s) - roxanne; perry; merlin; benjamin; gordon; jim; moonlight quill; button; moonlight quill; benjamin; jim; roxanne; perry; merlin; gordon; button;
   • title - Tales of the Jazz Age
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5.  Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson / Radisson, Pierre Esprit, 1636-1710
   : Oldmixon, Vol. I. p. 549.] that the above-mentioned Charles Baily, with whom went Radisson and ten ... Baily to lower the price of his to oblige the Indians who dwelt about Moose river, with whom they drove  details...
   • creator(s) - Radisson, Pierre Esprit, 1636-1710
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   • subject(s) - hee; ffor; weare; fort; bee; lake; hudson's bay; river; weare; river; fort; bee; hudson's bay; lake; hee; ffor;
   • title - Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson
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6.  Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850 / Various
   Merchant--Father Blackhal-- The Nonjurors--Booksellers' Catalogues--Bailie Nicol Jarvie ... -buyers to know the entire cost, carriage-free, of the volumes they require, but have never seen. ESTE. _Bailie  details...
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   • subject(s) - greek; dryden; newton; calf; gilt; horn; calf; gilt; greek; horn; newton; dryden;
   • title - Notes and Queries, Number 56, November 23, 1850
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7.  The Scotch Twins / Perkins, Lucy Fitch, 1865-1937
   , I'll have you up before the bailie as sure as eggs is eggs!" But the door didn't say a word, and it seemed beneath his dignity ... , he'd cuff your lug for you, and drag you before the bailie for poaching!" "Who's Angus Niel?" demanded  details...
   • creator(s) - Perkins, Lucy Fitch, 1865-1937
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   • subject(s) - jock; alan; jean; angus niel; angus; niel; sandy; laird; tam; clan; glen cairn; rob roy; shepherd; eppie mclean; pewit call; new laird; angus niel; glen cairn; alan; shepherd; jean; rob roy; laird; pewit call; clan; tam; new laird; jock; eppie mclean; niel; sandy; angus;
   • title - The Scotch Twins
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8.  Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie / Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
   --a position which his son, my Uncle Bailie Morrison, occupied as his successor. More than one well ... -seventh year, while sitting upon a sofa with my Uncle Bailie Morrison, that his big black eyes filled  details...
   • creator(s) - Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
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   • subject(s) - pittsburgh; carnegie; andrew carnegie; pennsylvania railroad; president; steel; pennsylvania railroad; steel; carnegie; president; andrew carnegie; pittsburgh;
   • title - Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
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9.  Chronicles Of The Canongate / Scott, Walter, Sir
   , with a degree of liveliness which rendered him grateful. He would propose the health of his friend Bailie Nicol ... and vehement applause.) Mr Mackay, who here spoke with great humour in the character of Bailie Jarvie  details...
   • creator(s) - Scott, Walter, Sir
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   • subject(s) - middlemas; hartley; hamish; robin oig; menie; richard middlemas; menie gray; robin; english literature; robin; menie gray; middlemas; richard middlemas; hartley; english literature; robin oig; hamish; menie;
   • title - Chronicles Of The Canongate
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10.  Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since / Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
    the frame of Duncan Macwheeble, the laird's confidential factor, baron-bailie, and man of resource ... of other feelings; and many who knew Bailie Macwheeble, concluded that his professions of regret were not altogether  details...
    • creator(s) - Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
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    • subject(s) - waverley; bradwardine; fergus; edward; baron; vich ian; colonel talbot; colonel; mac; fergus mac; captain waverley; miss bradwardine; waverley; mac; baron; fergus mac; colonel talbot; edward; vich ian; colonel; miss bradwardine; fergus; bradwardine; captain waverley;
    • title - Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since
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