| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Ramsay used to be called the Crœsus of our English abbeys. It had only sixty monks of the Benedictine order to maintain, and its revenues allowed £1,000 a year to the abbot, and £100 a year for each of its monks. | 1 |
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David Ramsay. The old watchmaker near Temple Bar. | 2 |
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Margaret Ramsay. His daughter, who became the bride of Lord Nigel. (Sir Walter Scott: Fortunes of Nigel.) | 3 |
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