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 59
... commanded a noble prospect . The dreary scene of desolation through which Mannering's road had lain on the preceding evening was excluded from the view by some rising grounds , and the land- scape shewed a pleasing alternation of hill ...
... commanded a noble prospect . The dreary scene of desolation through which Mannering's road had lain on the preceding evening was excluded from the view by some rising grounds , and the land- scape shewed a pleasing alternation of hill ...
Page 91
... commanded his trusty aid - de - camp , Domi- nie Sampson , to read aloud the commis- sion ; and at the first words , " The king has been pleased to appoint " " Pleased ! " exclaimed he , in a transport of gratitude ; " Honest gentleman ...
... commanded his trusty aid - de - camp , Domi- nie Sampson , to read aloud the commis- sion ; and at the first words , " The king has been pleased to appoint " " Pleased ! " exclaimed he , in a transport of gratitude ; " Honest gentleman ...
Page 103
... commanded a certain awe , which was not diminished by the consideration , that these strollers were a vindictive race , and were restrained by no check , either of fear or conscience , from taking desperate vengeance upon those who had ...
... commanded a certain awe , which was not diminished by the consideration , that these strollers were a vindictive race , and were restrained by no check , either of fear or conscience , from taking desperate vengeance upon those who had ...
Page 109
... commanded them to de- scend ; -they paid no attention to his man- date : he then began to pull them down one after another ; they resisted , passively at least , each sturdy bronzed varlet making himself as heavy as he could , or ...
... commanded them to de- scend ; -they paid no attention to his man- date : he then began to pull them down one after another ; they resisted , passively at least , each sturdy bronzed varlet making himself as heavy as he could , or ...
Page 134
... commanded the most extensive outlook , they saw a lugger , with all her canvass crowded , standing across the bay , close- ly pursued by a sloop of war , that kept firing upon the chase from her bows , which the lugger returned with her ...
... commanded the most extensive outlook , they saw a lugger , with all her canvass crowded , standing across the bay , close- ly pursued by a sloop of war , that kept firing upon the chase from her bows , which the lugger returned with her ...
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ancient answered appearance Arthur Mervyn ASTROLOGER auld bairn Brown called castle Charles Hazlewood circumstances Colonel Mannering commanded daugh daughter Deacon dear Derncleugh Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Dunbog Ellan eyes father fear feelings flageolet frae Frank Kennedy gentleman Glossin Godfrey Bertram GUY MANNERING gypsies Harry Bertram Hazlewood head heard honour hope horse hour judicial astrology Julia Kippletringan Laird of Ellangowan land landlady look lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Morlan Mannering's Matilda maun ment Merrilies Mervyn Miss Bertram Miss Lucy Miss Mannering Morlan nering never night occasion parlour person Point of Warroch poor precentor puir racter reader ride round ruins scene Scotland seemed servant sloop sloop of war stranger supposed sure tell ther there's thing thought tion told turned vessel weel window wish wood Woodbourne ye'll young lady young Laird