Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer |
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Page 97
The obscurity of his birth could alone be objected to him ; in every other respect ,
With prospects bright upon the world he came , Pure love of virtue , strong desire
of fame ; Men watched the way his lofty mind would take , And all foretold the ...
The obscurity of his birth could alone be objected to him ; in every other respect ,
With prospects bright upon the world he came , Pure love of virtue , strong desire
of fame ; Men watched the way his lofty mind would take , And all foretold the ...
Page 254
... I have observed the Edinburgh gentlemen of the bar , and even the officers of
the Crown , pique themselves upon an indifferent administration of justice ,
without respect to rank and family ; and I should fear“ How , sir , without respect to
rank ...
... I have observed the Edinburgh gentlemen of the bar , and even the officers of
the Crown , pique themselves upon an indifferent administration of justice ,
without respect to rank and family ; and I should fear“ How , sir , without respect to
rank ...
Page 261
You are in every respect the best judge , Sir Robert , ” answered Glossin , “ in
every possible respect . I would only submit to you , that we are certainly hardly
entitled to dismiss this man upon an assertion which cannot be satisfied by proof
...
You are in every respect the best judge , Sir Robert , ” answered Glossin , “ in
every possible respect . I would only submit to you , that we are certainly hardly
entitled to dismiss this man upon an assertion which cannot be satisfied by proof
...
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