Waverley Novels, Volume 2John C. Nimmo, 1898 |
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Page xxi
... laird half dwindled to a yeoman , is a sketch absolutely accurate , and wonderfully touched with pathos . The landladies , Mrs. Mac- Candlish and Tib Mumps , are little masterpieces ; so is Mac - Morlan , the foil to Glossin ; and so is ...
... laird half dwindled to a yeoman , is a sketch absolutely accurate , and wonderfully touched with pathos . The landladies , Mrs. Mac- Candlish and Tib Mumps , are little masterpieces ; so is Mac - Morlan , the foil to Glossin ; and so is ...
Page xxviii
... laird said , he feared his guest might meet with some apparent neglect . " Not so , sir , " said the stranger ; " my wants are few , and easily supplied , and I trust the present cir- cumstances may even afford an opportunity of showing ...
... laird said , he feared his guest might meet with some apparent neglect . " Not so , sir , " said the stranger ; " my wants are few , and easily supplied , and I trust the present cir- cumstances may even afford an opportunity of showing ...
Page xliv
... laird's predecessors had been impru- dent , he himself was passive and unfortunate . Death swept away his sons , whose success in life might have balanced his own bad luck and incapacity . Debts in- creased and funds diminished , until ...
... laird's predecessors had been impru- dent , he himself was passive and unfortunate . Death swept away his sons , whose success in life might have balanced his own bad luck and incapacity . Debts in- creased and funds diminished , until ...
Page 6
... laird's servant- that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper likerade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just stayed the drinking o ' twa pints o ' tip- penny to tell us how my leddy was ta'en wi ' her pains ...
... laird's servant- that's no to say his body - servant , but the helper likerade express by this e'en to fetch the houdie , and he just stayed the drinking o ' twa pints o ' tip- penny to tell us how my leddy was ta'en wi ' her pains ...
Page 8
... laird and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster , or perhaps the minis- ter's assistant ; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister , considering he was on a visit to the laird . The laird himself was one ...
... laird and a sort of person who might be the village schoolmaster , or perhaps the minis- ter's assistant ; his appearance was too shabby to indicate the minister , considering he was on a visit to the laird . The laird himself was one ...
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