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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Page 103
These tribes were , in short , the Parias of Scotland , living like wild Indians
among European settlers , and , like them , judged of rather by their own customs
, habits , and opinions , than as if they had been members of the civilized part of
the ...
These tribes were , in short , the Parias of Scotland , living like wild Indians
among European settlers , and , like them , judged of rather by their own customs
, habits , and opinions , than as if they had been members of the civilized part of
the ...
Page 117
... in terms of their warrant , proceeded to unroof the coto tages , and pull down
the wretched doors and windows , - a summary and effectual mode of ejection
still practised in some remote parts of Scotland , when a tenant proves refractory .
... in terms of their warrant , proceeded to unroof the coto tages , and pull down
the wretched doors and windows , - a summary and effectual mode of ejection
still practised in some remote parts of Scotland , when a tenant proves refractory .
Page 127
Paint Scotland greeting ower her thrissle , Her mutelkin stoup as toom ' s a
whistle , An ' d - mn ' d excisemen in a bustle , Seizing a stell ; Triumphant
crushing ' t like a mussell , Or lampit shell . Burns . . During the period of Mr
Bertram ' s active ...
Paint Scotland greeting ower her thrissle , Her mutelkin stoup as toom ' s a
whistle , An ' d - mn ' d excisemen in a bustle , Seizing a stell ; Triumphant
crushing ' t like a mussell , Or lampit shell . Burns . . During the period of Mr
Bertram ' s active ...
Page 194
... the first free day ; and the furniture and stocking is to be roupit at the same time
on the groundit ' s the opinion of the haill country , that the sale has been
shamefully , forced on at this time , when there ' s sae little money stirring in
Scotland wi ...
... the first free day ; and the furniture and stocking is to be roupit at the same time
on the groundit ' s the opinion of the haill country , that the sale has been
shamefully , forced on at this time , when there ' s sae little money stirring in
Scotland wi ...
Page 332
Besides , I learned that our ci - devant - colonel was on full retreat for Scotland ,
carrying off poor Julia along with him . I understand from those who conduct the
heavy baggage , that he takes his winter quarters at a place called Woodbourne
...
Besides , I learned that our ci - devant - colonel was on full retreat for Scotland ,
carrying off poor Julia along with him . I understand from those who conduct the
heavy baggage , that he takes his winter quarters at a place called Woodbourne
...
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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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