Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 2James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1815 - Astrologers - 358 pages |
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Walter Scott. * • have six terriers at hame , forbye other dogs . There's auld Pepper and auld Mus- tard , and young Pepper and young Mus- tard , and little Pepper and little Mustard- I had them a ' regularly entered , first wi ' rottens ...
Walter Scott. * • have six terriers at hame , forbye other dogs . There's auld Pepper and auld Mus- tard , and young Pepper and young Mus- tard , and little Pepper and little Mustard- I had them a ' regularly entered , first wi ' rottens ...
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Walter Scott. 66 Plenty , man ! -I believe there's mair hares than sheep on my farm ; and for the moor - fowl , or ... There now - I could guess that by your Southland tongue . It's very odd of these English folk that come here , how few ...
Walter Scott. 66 Plenty , man ! -I believe there's mair hares than sheep on my farm ; and for the moor - fowl , or ... There now - I could guess that by your Southland tongue . It's very odd of these English folk that come here , how few ...
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... there is a public - or if ye like to stop at Jockey Grieve's at the Heuch , they would be blithe to see ye , and I am just ... there's nae help for't , but come up the morn at ony rate . And now , güde- wife , I maun ride , to get to the ...
... there is a public - or if ye like to stop at Jockey Grieve's at the Heuch , they would be blithe to see ye , and I am just ... there's nae help for't , but come up the morn at ony rate . And now , güde- wife , I maun ride , to get to the ...
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... There's no ane in Bewcastle would do the like o ' that now - we be a ' true folk now . " " Aye , Tib , that will be when the deil's blind , and his e'en's no sair yet . But hear ye , gudewife , I have been through maist feck o ...
... There's no ane in Bewcastle would do the like o ' that now - we be a ' true folk now . " " Aye , Tib , that will be when the deil's blind , and his e'en's no sair yet . But hear ye , gudewife , I have been through maist feck o ...
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... there had been an heir - male . " " Sell'd ! " echoed the gypsey , with some- thing like a scream , " and wha durst buy Ellangowan that was not of Bertram's • blude ? and wha could tell whether the bonny GUY MANNERING . 15 •
... there had been an heir - male . " " Sell'd ! " echoed the gypsey , with some- thing like a scream , " and wha durst buy Ellangowan that was not of Bertram's • blude ? and wha could tell whether the bonny GUY MANNERING . 15 •
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Page 165 - A man may see how this world goes, with no eyes. Look with thine ears: see how yon' justice rails upon yon' simple thief. Hark, in thine ear: Change places; and, handydandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?
Page 119 - All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence? We, Hermia, like two artificial gods, Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song, both in one key; As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds, Had been incorporate.
Page 290 - A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason ; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
Page 278 - Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene; Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.