Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1 |
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Page 26
... face alternately from the one spokesman to the other , and began , from the gravity with which Mannering plied his adversary , and the learning which he displayed in the controversy , to give him credit for being half serious . As for ...
... face alternately from the one spokesman to the other , and began , from the gravity with which Mannering plied his adversary , and the learning which he displayed in the controversy , to give him credit for being half serious . As for ...
Page 38
... face bore nothing of the insou- ciance , the careless frolicksome jollity , and vacant cu- riosity of a sailor on shore . These qualities , perhaps , as much as any other , contribute to the high popula- rity of our seamen , and the ...
... face bore nothing of the insou- ciance , the careless frolicksome jollity , and vacant cu- riosity of a sailor on shore . These qualities , perhaps , as much as any other , contribute to the high popula- rity of our seamen , and the ...
Page 48
... face . ' The form , accent , and manners of the stranger , were expiated upon . His horse , bridle , saddle , and stirrups , did not remain unnoticed . All this made a great impression upon the mind of Mrs. Bertram , for the good lady ...
... face . ' The form , accent , and manners of the stranger , were expiated upon . His horse , bridle , saddle , and stirrups , did not remain unnoticed . All this made a great impression upon the mind of Mrs. Bertram , for the good lady ...
Page 67
... faces . Two of them carried long fowling pieces , one wore a broad sword without a sheath , and all had the Highland dirk , though they did not wear that weapon openly or ostentatiously . Behind them followed the train of laden asses ...
... faces . Two of them carried long fowling pieces , one wore a broad sword without a sheath , and all had the Highland dirk , though they did not wear that weapon openly or ostentatiously . Behind them followed the train of laden asses ...
Page 68
... face , and he shall have no more ; the highway is as free to our cuddies as to his gelding . ' The tone of the man ... faces , in which he now only read hatred and contempt , but which had on all former occasions marked his approach with ...
... face , and he shall have no more ; the highway is as free to our cuddies as to his gelding . ' The tone of the man ... faces , in which he now only read hatred and contempt , but which had on all former occasions marked his approach with ...
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