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Page 10
... formed the only remarkable expression of his features , although they were rather handsome than otherwise . In fact , his physiognomy expressed the inanity of character which pervaded his life : I will give the reader some insight into ...
... formed the only remarkable expression of his features , although they were rather handsome than otherwise . In fact , his physiognomy expressed the inanity of character which pervaded his life : I will give the reader some insight into ...
Page 27
... formed one side of a small and placid bay on the sea - shore . The modern mansion was situated lower , though closely adjoining , and the ground behind it descended to the sea by a small swelling green bank , divided into levels by ...
... formed one side of a small and placid bay on the sea - shore . The modern mansion was situated lower , though closely adjoining , and the ground behind it descended to the sea by a small swelling green bank , divided into levels by ...
Page 33
... formed , at the same time acquainting him with the futility of the rules of art on which he proceeded . With this re- solution he walked out upon the terrace . If the view of the scene around Ellangowan had been pleasing by moonlight ...
... formed , at the same time acquainting him with the futility of the rules of art on which he proceeded . With this re- solution he walked out upon the terrace . If the view of the scene around Ellangowan had been pleasing by moonlight ...
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Walter Scott. fir trees nailed together , now formed the only safe- guard of this once formidable entrance . The es- planade , in front of the castle , commanded a noble prospect . The dreary scene of desolation through which Mannering's ...
Walter Scott. fir trees nailed together , now formed the only safe- guard of this once formidable entrance . The es- planade , in front of the castle , commanded a noble prospect . The dreary scene of desolation through which Mannering's ...
Page 51
... formed of his inert good nature . We have read somewhere of a justice of peace , who , upon being nominated in the commission , wrote a letter to a bookseller for the statutes respecting his official duty , in the following orthography ...
... formed of his inert good nature . We have read somewhere of a justice of peace , who , upon being nominated in the commission , wrote a letter to a bookseller for the statutes respecting his official duty , in the following orthography ...
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