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ment was very gloomy . Equipt in a habit which mingled the national dress of the
Scottish common people with something of an eastern costume , she spun a
thread , drawn from wool of three different colours , black , white , and grey , by ...
ment was very gloomy . Equipt in a habit which mingled the national dress of the
Scottish common people with something of an eastern costume , she spun a
thread , drawn from wool of three different colours , black , white , and grey , by ...
Page 111
... so long inhabited , and Mr Bertram felt an unwillingness to deprive them of their
ancient “ city of refuge ; " so that the petty warfare we have noticed continued for
several months , without increase or abate , ment of hostilities on either side .
... so long inhabited , and Mr Bertram felt an unwillingness to deprive them of their
ancient “ city of refuge ; " so that the petty warfare we have noticed continued for
several months , without increase or abate , ment of hostilities on either side .
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delivered , he craved to know , the very mo ment of the hour of the birth , and he
went out and consulted the stars . ' And when he came back , he tells the Laird ,
that the Evil One wad have power over the knave - bairn that was ' that night born
...
delivered , he craved to know , the very mo ment of the hour of the birth , and he
went out and consulted the stars . ' And when he came back , he tells the Laird ,
that the Evil One wad have power over the knave - bairn that was ' that night born
...
Page 304
... unless she preferred continuing a burthen upon the worthy Mac - Morlans ,
who were too liberal to be rich . Those who had formerly requested the favour of
her company , either silently , or with expressions of resent . ment that she should
...
... unless she preferred continuing a burthen upon the worthy Mac - Morlans ,
who were too liberal to be rich . Those who had formerly requested the favour of
her company , either silently , or with expressions of resent . ment that she should
...
Page 305
ment that she should have preferred MacMorlan ' s invitation to theirs , had
gradual . ly withdrawn their notice . The fate of Dominie Sampson would have
been deplorable had it depended upon any one except Mannering , who was an
admirer ...
ment that she should have preferred MacMorlan ' s invitation to theirs , had
gradual . ly withdrawn their notice . The fate of Dominie Sampson would have
been deplorable had it depended upon any one except Mannering , who was an
admirer ...
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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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