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Page 16
... Dominie Sampson . He was of low birth , but having evinced , even from his cra- dle , an uncommon seriousness of disposition , the poor parents were encouraged to hope , that their bairn , as they expressed it , ' might wag his pow in a ...
... Dominie Sampson . He was of low birth , but having evinced , even from his cra- dle , an uncommon seriousness of disposition , the poor parents were encouraged to hope , that their bairn , as they expressed it , ' might wag his pow in a ...
Page 18
... Dominie Samp- son bore a disappointment which supplied the whole town where it happened with a week's sport . It ... Dominie Sampson . Conversation , it is true , was out of the question , but the Dominie was 18 GUY MANNERING .
... Dominie Samp- son bore a disappointment which supplied the whole town where it happened with a week's sport . It ... Dominie Sampson . Conversation , it is true , was out of the question , but the Dominie was 18 GUY MANNERING .
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Walter Scott. was out of the question , but the Dominie was a good listener , and stirred the fire with some address . He attempted also to snuff the candles , but was un ○ successful , and relinquished that ambitious post of courtesy ...
Walter Scott. was out of the question , but the Dominie was a good listener , and stirred the fire with some address . He attempted also to snuff the candles , but was un ○ successful , and relinquished that ambitious post of courtesy ...
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... Dominie the honour to sit up wi ' us , I am sure we will not detain you very late . Luckie Howatson is very ... Domínie- I am sure the kirk dues were all well paid , and what can a man do more ? it was laid till her ere she had on a sark ...
... Dominie the honour to sit up wi ' us , I am sure we will not detain you very late . Luckie Howatson is very ... Domínie- I am sure the kirk dues were all well paid , and what can a man do more ? it was laid till her ere she had on a sark ...
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... Dominie ? I am sure Meg's sangs do nae harm . ' ་ ' Nor good neither , ' answered Dominie Sampson , in a voice whose untuneable harshness corresponded with the awkwardness of his figure . They were the first words which Mannering had ...
... Dominie ? I am sure Meg's sangs do nae harm . ' ་ ' Nor good neither , ' answered Dominie Sampson , in a voice whose untuneable harshness corresponded with the awkwardness of his figure . They were the first words which Mannering had ...
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