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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Why , my little fellow , this is a ruin , not a house ? " “ Ah , but the laird ' s lived
there lange ... we ' re just at the door of the New Place . " Accordingly , leaving the
ruins on the right , a few steps brought the traveller in front GUY MANNERING .
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Why , my little fellow , this is a ruin , not a house ? " “ Ah , but the laird ' s lived
there lange ... we ' re just at the door of the New Place . " Accordingly , leaving the
ruins on the right , a few steps brought the traveller in front GUY MANNERING .
13.
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house , communicating with the platform on which the ruins of the ancient castle
were situated . The wind had arisen , and swept before it the clouds which had
formerly obscured the sky . The moon was high , and at full , and all the lesser ...
house , communicating with the platform on which the ruins of the ancient castle
were situated . The wind had arisen , and swept before it the clouds which had
formerly obscured the sky . The moon was high , and at full , and all the lesser ...
Page 60
In some places it rose into tall rocks , frequently crowned with the ruins of old
buildings , towers , or beacons , which , according to tradition , were placed within
sight of each other , that , in times of invasion or civil war , they might
communicate ...
In some places it rose into tall rocks , frequently crowned with the ruins of old
buildings , towers , or beacons , which , according to tradition , were placed within
sight of each other , that , in times of invasion or civil war , they might
communicate ...
Page 212
But Nature ' s bounties are unaltered . The sun will shine as fair on these ruins ,
whether the property of a stranger ; or of a sordid and obscure trickster of the
abused law , as when the banners of the founder first waved upon their :
battlements .
But Nature ' s bounties are unaltered . The sun will shine as fair on these ruins ,
whether the property of a stranger ; or of a sordid and obscure trickster of the
abused law , as when the banners of the founder first waved upon their :
battlements .
Page 219
The sound of voices was now heard from the ruins . The reader may remember
there was a communication between the castle and the beach , up which the
speakers had ascended . . . “ Yes - - there ' s plenty of shells and seaware , as
you ...
The sound of voices was now heard from the ruins . The reader may remember
there was a communication between the castle and the beach , up which the
speakers had ascended . . . “ Yes - - there ' s plenty of shells and seaware , as
you ...
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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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