Guy Mannering; Or, the Astrologer: In Four Volumes, Volume 2Schumann, 1822 - 221 pages |
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Page 13
... woman ; - lady - like and housewifely , but , for accomplishment or fancy good lack , my dearest Matilda , your friend might as well seek sympathy from Mrs Teach'em , you see I have not forgot school nicknames . Mervyn is a different ...
... woman ; - lady - like and housewifely , but , for accomplishment or fancy good lack , my dearest Matilda , your friend might as well seek sympathy from Mrs Teach'em , you see I have not forgot school nicknames . Mervyn is a different ...
Page 55
... woman , agreeable to herself , and per- mitted and countenanced by her mother . He was determined , therefore , to take no rejection unless from the young lady herself , believing that the heavy misfortunes of his painful wound 7 and ...
... woman , agreeable to herself , and per- mitted and countenanced by her mother . He was determined , therefore , to take no rejection unless from the young lady herself , believing that the heavy misfortunes of his painful wound 7 and ...
Page 72
... through the window , to see how his steed sped with his provender . A large tankard of ale flanked his plate of victuals , to which he applied himself by intervals . The good woman of the house was employed in baking . The fire 72.
... through the window , to see how his steed sped with his provender . A large tankard of ale flanked his plate of victuals , to which he applied himself by intervals . The good woman of the house was employed in baking . The fire 72.
Page 73
... woman , in a red cloak and slouched bonnet , with the appearance of a tin ker or beggar . She was busily engaged with a short black tobacco - pipe . At the request of Brown for some food , the landlady wiped with her mealy apron one cor ...
... woman , in a red cloak and slouched bonnet , with the appearance of a tin ker or beggar . She was busily engaged with a short black tobacco - pipe . At the request of Brown for some food , the landlady wiped with her mealy apron one cor ...
Page 77
... o't . " " Then ye'll maybe ken a place they ca ' El- langowan ? » I « Ellangowan , that was Mr Bertram's ? » ken the place weel eneugh . The Laird died about a fortnight since , as I heard . " " 6 Died ! " said the old woman , 77.
... o't . " " Then ye'll maybe ken a place they ca ' El- langowan ? » I « Ellangowan , that was Mr Bertram's ? » ken the place weel eneugh . The Laird died about a fortnight since , as I heard . " " 6 Died ! " said the old woman , 77.
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