The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 4Conner & Cooke, 1833 |
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... believe every word of it . Captain . And the story is , I hope , natural and probable ; com- mencing strikingly , proceeding naturally , ending happily - like the course of a famed river , which gushes from the mouth of some obscure and ...
... believe every word of it . Captain . And the story is , I hope , natural and probable ; com- mencing strikingly , proceeding naturally , ending happily - like the course of a famed river , which gushes from the mouth of some obscure and ...
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... Believe me , I have not been fool enough to neglect ordinary precautions . I have repeatedly laid down my future work to scale , divided it into volumes and chapters , and endeavoured to construct a story which I meant should evolve ...
... Believe me , I have not been fool enough to neglect ordinary precautions . I have repeatedly laid down my future work to scale , divided it into volumes and chapters , and endeavoured to construct a story which I meant should evolve ...
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... believe , on my soul , that the reputation of Waverley is sustained very much by the praises of those , who may be inclined to prefer that tale to its successors . Captain . You are willing then to barter future reputation for present ...
... believe , on my soul , that the reputation of Waverley is sustained very much by the praises of those , who may be inclined to prefer that tale to its successors . Captain . You are willing then to barter future reputation for present ...
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... believe , limited to Monmouth Street , ( if it still exists even in that repository of ancient garments , ) under the guar- dianship of the scattered remnant of Israel . But at the time we are speaking of , it was practised alike by Jew ...
... believe , limited to Monmouth Street , ( if it still exists even in that repository of ancient garments , ) under the guar- dianship of the scattered remnant of Israel . But at the time we are speaking of , it was practised alike by Jew ...
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... believe , the Divining Rod , and ap- plied to the discovery of water not obvious to the eye . afterwards much repented . " From the cloisters we went into the abbey church , where , upon a sudden , ( there being no wind when we began ...
... believe , the Divining Rod , and ap- plied to the discovery of water not obvious to the eye . afterwards much repented . " From the cloisters we went into the abbey church , where , upon a sudden , ( there being no wind when we began ...
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