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
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 nonsense , my dear . ” “ May be so
...
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 nonsense , my dear . ” “ May be so
...
Page 157
... very inuch trampled , and plainly stained with blood , although withered leaves
had been strewed upon the spot , and other means hastily taken to efface the
marks , which seemed obviously to have been derived from a desperate affray .
... very inuch trampled , and plainly stained with blood , although withered leaves
had been strewed upon the spot , and other means hastily taken to efface the
marks , which seemed obviously to have been derived from a desperate affray .
Page 203
He perhaps considered me , on his part , as an op pressive aristocratic man , who
made my rank in society , and in the army , the means of galling those whom
circumstances placed beneath me . And if he discovered my silly jealousy , he ...
He perhaps considered me , on his part , as an op pressive aristocratic man , who
made my rank in society , and in the army , the means of galling those whom
circumstances placed beneath me . And if he discovered my silly jealousy , he ...
Page 254
The question of resistance , or submission , must be determined by my means
and situation . But if , armed and equal in force , I submit to injustice and violence
from any man , high or low , I presume it will hardly be attributed to religious or ...
The question of resistance , or submission , must be determined by my means
and situation . But if , armed and equal in force , I submit to injustice and violence
from any man , high or low , I presume it will hardly be attributed to religious or ...
Page 290
I understand , that , in consequence of his late disappointment , he means now to
hire a house in the neighbourhood of this same Ellangowan , of which I am
doomed to hear so much _ he seems to think it probable that the estate for which
he ...
I understand , that , in consequence of his late disappointment , he means now to
hire a house in the neighbourhood of this same Ellangowan , of which I am
doomed to hear so much _ he seems to think it probable that the estate for which
he ...
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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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