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... strong temptation his fate may subject him to . " He then gave his host his address , which was a country - seat near a post town in the south of England , and bid him an affectionate farewell . The mysterious stranger departed , but ...
... strong temptation his fate may subject him to . " He then gave his host his address , which was a country - seat near a post town in the south of England , and bid him an affectionate farewell . The mysterious stranger departed , but ...
Page 29
... strong and obvious disposition to risibility which pervaded the congregation upon his first attempt , he became totally incapable of proceeding in his intended discourse , gasped , grinned , hideously rolled his eyes till the ...
... strong and obvious disposition to risibility which pervaded the congregation upon his first attempt , he became totally incapable of proceeding in his intended discourse , gasped , grinned , hideously rolled his eyes till the ...
Page 32
... strong and weather - beaten features , which they partly shadowed , while her eye had a wild roll that indicated something like real or affected insanity . 66 ' Aweel , Ellangowan , " she said , " wad it no hae been a bonnie thing , an ...
... strong and weather - beaten features , which they partly shadowed , while her eye had a wild roll that indicated something like real or affected insanity . 66 ' Aweel , Ellangowan , " she said , " wad it no hae been a bonnie thing , an ...
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... strong . He could not help feeling surprise at a coincidence so singular and unexpected . " Does the devil mingle in the dance , to avenge himself for our trifling with an art said to be of magical origin ? Or is it possible , as Bacon ...
... strong . He could not help feeling surprise at a coincidence so singular and unexpected . " Does the devil mingle in the dance , to avenge himself for our trifling with an art said to be of magical origin ? Or is it possible , as Bacon ...
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... strong sunbeam , through a lofty and narrow window , fell upon her wild dress and features , and afforded her light for her occupation ; the rest of the apartment was very gloomy . Equipt in a habit which mingled the national dress of ...
... strong sunbeam , through a lofty and narrow window , fell upon her wild dress and features , and afforded her light for her occupation ; the rest of the apartment was very gloomy . Equipt in a habit which mingled the national dress of ...
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Allonby answered appearance Astrologer auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood circumstances Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Ellangowan father favour fear feelings fellow frae Frank Kennedy gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand Hazlewood House head heard honour hope horse Julia justice justice of peace Kennedy Kippletringan Laird Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle never night observed occasion ower person Pleydell poor Portanferry postilion prisoner recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed Singleside smugglers stranger suppose tell there's thought tion turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker