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 28
... he could discover , and plunged himself into his miserable lodging , where , for
eighteenpence a - week , he was allowed the benefit of a straw mattress , and , if
his landlady was in good humour , permission to study his task by her fire .
... he could discover , and plunged himself into his miserable lodging , where , for
eighteenpence a - week , he was allowed the benefit of a straw mattress , and , if
his landlady was in good humour , permission to study his task by her fire .
Page 147
The light , which seemed to proceed from fire , glimmered not only through the
window , but also through the rafters of the hut where the roofing had been torn
off . . . . . . . . . · He flew to the place ; the entrance was bolted ; despair gave the ...
The light , which seemed to proceed from fire , glimmered not only through the
window , but also through the rafters of the hut where the roofing had been torn
off . . . . . . . . . · He flew to the place ; the entrance was bolted ; despair gave the ...
Page 159
Shortly after , they perceived that she grounded , smoked , and , finally , took fire .
She was , as one of them expressed himself , in a light low , ( bright flame , )
when they observed a king ' s ship , with her colours up , heave in sight from
behind ...
Shortly after , they perceived that she grounded , smoked , and , finally , took fire .
She was , as one of them expressed himself , in a light low , ( bright flame , )
when they observed a king ' s ship , with her colours up , heave in sight from
behind ...
Page 161
The chase then showed Hamburgh colours , and returned the fire ; and , a
running fight was maintained for three hours , when , just as the lugger was
doubling the Point of Warroch , they observed her main - yard was shot in the
slings , and ...
The chase then showed Hamburgh colours , and returned the fire ; and , a
running fight was maintained for three hours , when , just as the lugger was
doubling the Point of Warroch , they observed her main - yard was shot in the
slings , and ...
Page 162
The captain had no doubt whatever that the crew had set the vessel on fire , and
escaped in their boats . After watching the conflagration till the ship blew up , his
majesty ' s sloop , the Shark , stood towards the Isle of Man , with the purpose of ...
The captain had no doubt whatever that the crew had set the vessel on fire , and
escaped in their boats . After watching the conflagration till the ship blew up , his
majesty ' s sloop , the Shark , stood towards the Isle of Man , with the purpose of ...
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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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