Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 3James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1817 - 358 pages |
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... the con- sequences to Miss Mannering and to him- self rushed upon Brown's mind . From the manner in which the muzzle of the piece was pointed when it went off , he had no great fear that the consequences would be fatal GUY MANNERING; ...
... the con- sequences to Miss Mannering and to him- self rushed upon Brown's mind . From the manner in which the muzzle of the piece was pointed when it went off , he had no great fear that the consequences would be fatal GUY MANNERING; ...
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... mind , and of the interests of their affec- tion ? The old man's connection with the family at Woodbourne seemed to offer a safe mode of communication , of which he determined to avail himself . " Your daughter is a maid - servant at ...
... mind , and of the interests of their affec- tion ? The old man's connection with the family at Woodbourne seemed to offer a safe mode of communication , of which he determined to avail himself . " Your daughter is a maid - servant at ...
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... mind at such scenes , " does their posterity continue to possess the lands which they had laboured to fortify so strongly or are they wanderers , igno- rant perhaps even of the fame or power of their 24 GUY MANNERING .
... mind at such scenes , " does their posterity continue to possess the lands which they had laboured to fortify so strongly or are they wanderers , igno- rant perhaps even of the fame or power of their 24 GUY MANNERING .
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... staggered back two or three paces , as if he had received a sudden and deadly wound . Ile instantly recovered however his presence of mind , stimulated by the thrilling reflection that it was no inhabit- ant of the 28 GUY MANNERING .
... staggered back two or three paces , as if he had received a sudden and deadly wound . Ile instantly recovered however his presence of mind , stimulated by the thrilling reflection that it was no inhabit- ant of the 28 GUY MANNERING .
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... mind to the examination ; for my part , I cannot help suspecting the moving spring to have been revenge for the gallantry with which Mr Hazlewood , with all the spirit of his renowned fore- fathers , defended the house at Woodbourne ...
... mind to the examination ; for my part , I cannot help suspecting the moving spring to have been revenge for the gallantry with which Mr Hazlewood , with all the spirit of his renowned fore- fathers , defended the house at Woodbourne ...
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acromion process Allonby ance answered arms auld Aweel Baronet better called Captain carriage castle Charles Hazlewood Colonel Mannering counsellor court-yard custom-house dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont dinna Dirk Hatteraick Dominie door eyes father favour feelings fire follow Glossin gude GUY MANNERING gypsey hand Hazlewood of Hazlewood Hazlewood-house hear heard heart Henry Bertram honour horse hour Julia kenn'd Kippletringan ladies Laird late Ellangowan Liddesdale light look Lucy Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's maun mean Meg Merrilies ment Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning murder neighbour never night ower person Pleydell Portanferry prisoner raick recollection respect ruin Sampson Scotland Sir Robert Hazlewood smugglers spect suppose tell there's thing thought tion tram turn Vanbeest Brown voice weel wood Woodbourne word ye'll young Hazlewood younker
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Page 137 - Ecstasy! My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And makes as healthful music. It is not madness That I have utter'd : bring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gambol from.
Page 80 - A prison is a house of care. A place where none can thrive, A touchstone true to try a friend, A grave for one alive. Sometimes a place of right. Sometimes a place of wrong, Sometimes a place of rogues and thieves, And honest men among.
Page 38 - He took his flageolet from his pocket, and played a simple melody. Apparently the tune awoke the corresponding associations of a damsel, who, close beside a fine spring about halfway down the descent, and which had once supplied the castle with water, was engaged in bleaching linen.
Page 297 - Receive our aid, and then again The story of thy life disclose. For, though seduced and led astray, Thou'st travell'd far and wander'd long; Thy God hath seen thee all the way, And all the turns that led thee wrong.
Page 37 - I remember the tune well,' he says, ' though I cannot guess what should at present so strongly recall it to my memory. ' He took his flageolet from his pocket and played a simple melody. Apparently the tune awoke the corresponding associations of a damsel.