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 19
... from a subterranean habitation , called the Whig ' s Vault , in which he was
confined with some eighty of the same persuasion . The appriser , therefore , ( as
the holder of a mortgage was then call . ed , ) entered upon possession , and , in.
... from a subterranean habitation , called the Whig ' s Vault , in which he was
confined with some eighty of the same persuasion . The appriser , therefore , ( as
the holder of a mortgage was then call . ed , ) entered upon possession , and , in.
Page 20
ed , ) entered upon possession , and , in the language of Hotspur , " came me
cranking in , " and cut the family out of another monstrous cantle of their
remaining property . Donohoe Bertram , with somewhat of an Irish name , and
somewhat of ...
ed , ) entered upon possession , and , in the language of Hotspur , " came me
cranking in , " and cut the family out of another monstrous cantle of their
remaining property . Donohoe Bertram , with somewhat of an Irish name , and
somewhat of ...
Page 62
Upon entering the gateway , he found that the rude magnificence of the inner
court amply corresponded with the gran . deur of the exterior . On the one side
ran a range of windows lofty and large , divided by carved mullions of stone ,
which ...
Upon entering the gateway , he found that the rude magnificence of the inner
court amply corresponded with the gran . deur of the exterior . On the one side
ran a range of windows lofty and large , divided by carved mullions of stone ,
which ...
Page 143
A vague suspicion was entertained , though too horrible to be expressed , that
the child might have fallen from one of these cliffs . · The evening had begun to
close when the parties entered the wood , and dispersed different ways in quest
of ...
A vague suspicion was entertained , though too horrible to be expressed , that
the child might have fallen from one of these cliffs . · The evening had begun to
close when the parties entered the wood , and dispersed different ways in quest
of ...
Page 192
The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour , when the officious
landlady re - entered to take his commands . Having given them in the manner he
thought would be most acceptable “ for the good of the house , ” he begged to ...
The Colonel was walking pensively up and down the parlour , when the officious
landlady re - entered to take his commands . Having given them in the manner he
thought would be most acceptable “ for the good of the house , ” he begged to ...
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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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