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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... poor hack upon which Manner- ing was mounted was probably of opinion that it suited him as ill as the female re- spondent ; he began to flag very much , an- swered each application of the spur with a groan , and stumbled at every stone ...
... poor hack upon which Manner- ing was mounted was probably of opinion that it suited him as ill as the female re- spondent ; he began to flag very much , an- swered each application of the spur with a groan , and stumbled at every stone ...
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... poor , he might chance to reach , unless he could procure a guide to this unlucky village of Kippletringan . A miserable hut gave him an opportu- nity to execute his purpose . He found out the door with no small difficulty , and for ...
... poor , he might chance to reach , unless he could procure a guide to this unlucky village of Kippletringan . A miserable hut gave him an opportu- nity to execute his purpose . He found out the door with no small difficulty , and for ...
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... poor Sir Allan one half of the family estate . His son Dennis Bertram married a daughter of an eminent fanatic , who had a seat in the council of state , and saved by that uni- on the remainder of the family property . But , as ill ...
... poor Sir Allan one half of the family estate . His son Dennis Bertram married a daughter of an eminent fanatic , who had a seat in the council of state , and saved by that uni- on the remainder of the family property . But , as ill ...
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... poor parents were encouraged to hope , that their bairn , as they express ed it , " might wag his pow in a pulpit yet . " With an ambitious view to such a consummation , they pinched and pared , rose early and lay down late , eat dry ...
... poor parents were encouraged to hope , that their bairn , as they express ed it , " might wag his pow in a pulpit yet . " With an ambitious view to such a consummation , they pinched and pared , rose early and lay down late , eat dry ...
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... poor Sampson the ridicule of all his school- companions . The same qualities secured him at college a plentiful share of the same sort of notice . Half the youthful mob " of the yards " used to assemble regularly to see Dominie Sampson ...
... poor Sampson the ridicule of all his school- companions . The same qualities secured him at college a plentiful share of the same sort of notice . Half the youthful mob " of the yards " used to assemble regularly to see Dominie Sampson ...
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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