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 75
... I should have supposed “ Ah , the revenue - lads ” - for Mr Bertram never
embraced a general or abstract idea , and his notion of the revenue was eve
personified in the commissioners , surveyors , comptrollers , GUY MANNERING .
75.
... I should have supposed “ Ah , the revenue - lads ” - for Mr Bertram never
embraced a general or abstract idea , and his notion of the revenue was eve
personified in the commissioners , surveyors , comptrollers , GUY MANNERING .
75.
Page 82
Mannering , however , was determined in his own mind , not to expose the infant
to the inconveniences which might have arisen from his being supposed the
object of evil prediction . He therefore delivered the paper into Mr Bertram ' 82
GUY ...
Mannering , however , was determined in his own mind , not to expose the infant
to the inconveniences which might have arisen from his being supposed the
object of evil prediction . He therefore delivered the paper into Mr Bertram ' 82
GUY ...
Page 194
the good lady ' s wrath rising at the supposed injustice . “ And where will the sale
take place ? " “ On the premises , as the advertisement says - that ' s at the house
of Ellangowan , as I understand it . ” , “ And who exhibits the title - deeds ...
the good lady ' s wrath rising at the supposed injustice . “ And where will the sale
take place ? " “ On the premises , as the advertisement says - that ' s at the house
of Ellangowan , as I understand it . ” , “ And who exhibits the title - deeds ...
Page 208
said , “ to substitute the interest of money , instead of the ill - paid and precarious
rents of an unimproved estate ; but chiefly , it was supposed , to suit the wishes
and views of a certain intended purchaser , who had be : come a principal
creditor ...
said , “ to substitute the interest of money , instead of the ill - paid and precarious
rents of an unimproved estate ; but chiefly , it was supposed , to suit the wishes
and views of a certain intended purchaser , who had be : come a principal
creditor ...
Page 269
A soldier , that in the trade of war has oft slain men , ” feels probably no
uneasiness at reflecting upon the supposed catastrophe , which almost turned
me into stone . And should I shew him that letter , does it not follow , that Brown ,
alive and ...
A soldier , that in the trade of war has oft slain men , ” feels probably no
uneasiness at reflecting upon the supposed catastrophe , which almost turned
me into stone . And should I shew him that letter , does it not follow , that Brown ,
alive and ...
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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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