Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1815 - 358 pages |
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It was never known that Sampson either exhibited irritability at this ill usage , or
made the least attempt to retort upon his tormentors . He slunk from college by
the most secret paths he could discover , and plunged himself into his miserable
...
It was never known that Sampson either exhibited irritability at this ill usage , or
made the least attempt to retort upon his tormentors . He slunk from college by
the most secret paths he could discover , and plunged himself into his miserable
...
Page 30
It would be endless even to mention the numerous jokes to which it gave birth ,
from a ballad , called “ Sampson ' s Riddle , " written upon the subject by a smart
young student of humanity , to the sly hope of the principal , that the fugitive had ...
It would be endless even to mention the numerous jokes to which it gave birth ,
from a ballad , called “ Sampson ' s Riddle , " written upon the subject by a smart
young student of humanity , to the sly hope of the principal , that the fugitive had ...
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Mr Sampson ' s been at home these twa hours and mair , but I dinna think Mr
Harry came home wi ' him . ” “ Not come home wi ' him ? " said the lady , “ desire
Mr Sampson to step this way directly . ” : “ Mr Sampson , ” said she , upon his ...
Mr Sampson ' s been at home these twa hours and mair , but I dinna think Mr
Harry came home wi ' him . ” “ Not come home wi ' him ? " said the lady , “ desire
Mr Sampson to step this way directly . ” : “ Mr Sampson , ” said she , upon his ...
Page 141
Verily , ” said Sampson , “ I thought Mr Kennedy . bad returned an hour since Of a
surety I deemed I heard his horse ' s feet . " “ That , ” said John with a broad grin ,
" was Grizel chasing the humbled cow out of the close . " . . . Sampson coloured ...
Verily , ” said Sampson , “ I thought Mr Kennedy . bad returned an hour since Of a
surety I deemed I heard his horse ' s feet . " “ That , ” said John with a broad grin ,
" was Grizel chasing the humbled cow out of the close . " . . . Sampson coloured ...
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exclaimed Dominie Sampson . “ But if your honour would tarry " " Impossible , sir -
- impossible , ” said Mannering , making his escape from him . . . “ Pro - di - gi -
ous ! " again exclaimed Sampson , following to the head of the stairs , still holding
...
exclaimed Dominie Sampson . “ But if your honour would tarry " " Impossible , sir -
- impossible , ” said Mannering , making his escape from him . . . “ Pro - di - gi -
ous ! " again exclaimed Sampson , following to the head of the stairs , still holding
...
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1 Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Contributors | James Ballantyne and Co, Archibald Constable & Co, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1815 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 358 pages |
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