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 7
... seemed to proceed at a somewhat livelier pace . than formerly , affording thereby a hope that he knew he was drawing near to his quarters for the evening . This hope was not speedily accomplished , and Manner- ing , whose impatience ...
... seemed to proceed at a somewhat livelier pace . than formerly , affording thereby a hope that he knew he was drawing near to his quarters for the evening . This hope was not speedily accomplished , and Manner- ing , whose impatience ...
Page 8
... seemed to be fast . ap- proaching . This was no circumstance to make his mind easy . Many of the roads ing that country lay along the sea - beach , and were liable to be flooded by the tides , which rise with great height , and advance ...
... seemed to be fast . ap- proaching . This was no circumstance to make his mind easy . Many of the roads ing that country lay along the sea - beach , and were liable to be flooded by the tides , which rise with great height , and advance ...
Page 35
... seemed too deep for a woman . The words , as far as Mannering could distinguish them , seem- ed to run thus : Canny moment , lucky fit ; Is the lady lighter yet ? Be it lad , or be it lass , Sign wi ' cross , and sain , wi ' mass ...
... seemed too deep for a woman . The words , as far as Mannering could distinguish them , seem- ed to run thus : Canny moment , lucky fit ; Is the lady lighter yet ? Be it lad , or be it lass , Sign wi ' cross , and sain , wi ' mass ...
Page 37
... seemed rather masculine than feminine . Her dark elf - locks shot out like the snakes of the gorgon , between an old - fashioned bonnet called a Bongrace , heightening the singular effect of her strong and weather - beaten features ...
... seemed rather masculine than feminine . Her dark elf - locks shot out like the snakes of the gorgon , between an old - fashioned bonnet called a Bongrace , heightening the singular effect of her strong and weather - beaten features ...
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... seemed to doubt if he had rightly understood his answer to his pa tron . " I am afraid , sir , " said Mannering , turn- ing towards him , " you may be one of those unhappy persons , whose dim eyes being unable to penetrate the starry ...
... seemed to doubt if he had rightly understood his answer to his pa tron . " I am afraid , sir , " said Mannering , turn- ing towards him , " you may be one of those unhappy persons , whose dim eyes being unable to penetrate the starry ...
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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