Rubislaw

Rubislaw, during a French tour, the diary being illustrated by a vast number of clever drawings.

Quentin Durward 2008

As I have said, he was brindled, and gray like Rubislaw granite; his hair short, hard, and close, like a lion's; his body thickset, like a little bull -- a sort of compressed Hercules of a dog.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester

As I have said, he was brindle, and gray like Rubislaw granite, his hair short, hard, and close, like a lion's; his body thick set, like a little bull --

Types of Children's Literature Walter Barnes

Rubislaw -- all in capitals: I thought it would look best that way -- when suddenly a great hand reached over my shoulder and grabbed my knife.

The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Ian Hay 1914

Mellar, all duly frustrated, crushed, and made ridiculous by the ingenuity, resource, and audacity of the intrepid Rubislaw.

The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Ian Hay 1914

After we had disposed of grouse sandwiches, whisky-and-water, and jammy scones, and were devoting our post-prandial leisure to repose or dalliance with the fair -- according as we were married or single -- Lady Rubislaw inquired --

The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Ian Hay 1914

It remained there till the house fell to decay, and was then transferred to Rubislaw Den.

The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

At Rubislaw Den, Aberdeenshire, two block of concave dials stand one above another on a wide stone base, supported by balusters.

The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

As I have said, he was brindled, and gray like Rubislaw granite; his hair short, hard, and close, like a lion's; his body thickset, like a little bull -- a sort of compressed Hercules of a dog.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

It originally stood in the garden of the Earl Marischal's Aberdeen house, which was destroyed in 1789, and the dial was removed by Mr. Skene to Rubislaw.

The Book of Sun-Dials 1900