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 131
No , my dear , not till to - mor . row . The last time I was at quarter ses . sions the
sheriff told us , that dies - - that dies inceptus - in short , you don ' t understand
Latin , but it means that a term day is not begun till it ' s ended . ” “ That sounds
like ...
No , my dear , not till to - mor . row . The last time I was at quarter ses . sions the
sheriff told us , that dies - - that dies inceptus - in short , you don ' t understand
Latin , but it means that a term day is not begun till it ' s ended . ” “ That sounds
like ...
Page 133
Oh dear , Mr Bertram , and what the waur were the wa ' s and the vault of the auld
castle for having a whin kegs o ' brandy in them at an orra time ? I am sure ye
were not obliged to ken ony thing about it ; or what the waur was the King that the
...
Oh dear , Mr Bertram , and what the waur were the wa ' s and the vault of the auld
castle for having a whin kegs o ' brandy in them at an orra time ? I am sure ye
were not obliged to ken ony thing about it ; or what the waur was the King that the
...
Page 139
It is near our dinner - time , my dear , " said Mrs Bertram to her husband , “ will it
be long before Mr Kennedy comes back ? " " I expect him every moment , my
dear , " said the Laird ; « perhaps he is bringing some of the officers of the sloop
with ...
It is near our dinner - time , my dear , " said Mrs Bertram to her husband , “ will it
be long before Mr Kennedy comes back ? " " I expect him every moment , my
dear , " said the Laird ; « perhaps he is bringing some of the officers of the sloop
with ...
Page 141
or suppose " “ Or suppose , my dear , ” said Ellangowan , “ what is much more
likely than any thing else , that they have gone aboard the sloop , or the prize ,
and are to come round the Point with the tide ? " “ And then they may be drowned
...
or suppose " “ Or suppose , my dear , ” said Ellangowan , “ what is much more
likely than any thing else , that they have gone aboard the sloop , or the prize ,
and are to come round the Point with the tide ? " “ And then they may be drowned
...
Page 273
So he rallies , hands , and hobbles , ( for the dear creature has got the gout too , )
and tells old stories of high life , of which he has seen a great deal , and I listen ,
and smile , and look as pretty and as pleasant as I can , and we doʻvery well .
So he rallies , hands , and hobbles , ( for the dear creature has got the gout too , )
and tells old stories of high life , of which he has seen a great deal , and I listen ,
and smile , and look as pretty and as pleasant as I can , and we doʻvery well .
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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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