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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... present possessor , his only son . The danger of the father's speculations was soon seen . Deprived of his personal and active superintendance , all his under- takings miscarried , and became either abor- tive or perilous . Without a ...
... present possessor , his only son . The danger of the father's speculations was soon seen . Deprived of his personal and active superintendance , all his under- takings miscarried , and became either abor- tive or perilous . Without a ...
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... present occasion , he arose as early in the morning as the shortness of the day permitted , and proceeded to cal- culate the nativity of the young heir of Ellangowan . He undertook the task se cundum artem , as well to keep up appear ...
... present occasion , he arose as early in the morning as the shortness of the day permitted , and proceeded to cal- culate the nativity of the young heir of Ellangowan . He undertook the task se cundum artem , as well to keep up appear ...
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... present to the eye a certain general effect of uniformity of front . The doors and windows were ornamented with projections exhibiting rude specimens of sculpture and tracery , partly entire and partly broken down , partly covered by ...
... present to the eye a certain general effect of uniformity of front . The doors and windows were ornamented with projections exhibiting rude specimens of sculpture and tracery , partly entire and partly broken down , partly covered by ...
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Walter Scott. have no sort of occasion for any thing of the kind at present . " " Why , then , good morning to you , for business must be minded - unless ye'll go aboard and take schnaps you shall have a pouch full of tea ashore - Dirk ...
Walter Scott. have no sort of occasion for any thing of the kind at present . " " Why , then , good morning to you , for business must be minded - unless ye'll go aboard and take schnaps you shall have a pouch full of tea ashore - Dirk ...
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Walter Scott. gowan . He must also disappear from that of our readers , for it is to another and later period of his life that the present narrative relates . CHAPTER VI . -Next the Justice , With fair round 84 GUY MANNERING .
Walter Scott. gowan . He must also disappear from that of our readers , for it is to another and later period of his life that the present narrative relates . CHAPTER VI . -Next the Justice , With fair round 84 GUY MANNERING .
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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