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 46
... scene which their light presented to Mannering was in the highest degree unexpected and striking . We have observed , that in the latter part of his journey our traveller approach- ed the sea - shore , without being aware how nearly ...
... scene which their light presented to Mannering was in the highest degree unexpected and striking . We have observed , that in the latter part of his journey our traveller approach- ed the sea - shore , without being aware how nearly ...
Page 50
... scene with other eyes , and would have seriously endeavoured to dis- cover from the respective position of these luminaries their probable effects upon the destiny of the new - born infant , as if the courses or emanations of the stars ...
... scene with other eyes , and would have seriously endeavoured to dis- cover from the respective position of these luminaries their probable effects upon the destiny of the new - born infant , as if the courses or emanations of the stars ...
Page 58
... scene around Ellan- gowan had been pleasing by moonlight , it lost none of its beauty by the light of the morning sun . The land , even in the month of November , smiled under its in- fluence . A steep , but regular ascent , led from ...
... scene around Ellan- gowan had been pleasing by moonlight , it lost none of its beauty by the light of the morning sun . The land , even in the month of November , smiled under its in- fluence . A steep , but regular ascent , led from ...
Page 59
... scene of desolation through which Mannering's road had lain on the preceding evening was excluded from the view by some rising grounds , and the land- scape shewed a pleasing alternation of hill and dale , intersected by a river , which ...
... scene of desolation through which Mannering's road had lain on the preceding evening was excluded from the view by some rising grounds , and the land- scape shewed a pleasing alternation of hill and dale , intersected by a river , which ...
Page 61
... scene so different from what last night's journey had presaged , produced a proportional effect upon Mannering . Be- neath his eye lay the modern house ; an awkward mansion , indeed , in point of architecture , but well situated , and ...
... scene so different from what last night's journey had presaged , produced a proportional effect upon Mannering . Be- neath his eye lay the modern house ; an awkward mansion , indeed , in point of architecture , but well situated , and ...
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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