Guy ManneringJ.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 - 427 pages |
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Page viii
... Mannering , " a male - child is born . He leaves a mysterious cabinet as a gift to the new - born babe , which is not to be opened till the boy can write and read . When he is eleven years old , he begs the key ; and finds in it a chain ...
... Mannering , " a male - child is born . He leaves a mysterious cabinet as a gift to the new - born babe , which is not to be opened till the boy can write and read . When he is eleven years old , he begs the key ; and finds in it a chain ...
Page 7
... it was on the most serious subjects . She played on the harpsichord at her father's com- mand , but it was hymns with which she accompanied the instrument . At length , on a sign from the Introduction to Guy Mannering 7.
... it was on the most serious subjects . She played on the harpsichord at her father's com- mand , but it was hymns with which she accompanied the instrument . At length , on a sign from the Introduction to Guy Mannering 7.
Page 8
... was impressing upon him the desperation of his state , and urging suicide as the readiest mode to put an end to his sinful career . Amid his errors , the pleasure he had taken in prolonging his 8 Introduction to Guy Mannering.
... was impressing upon him the desperation of his state , and urging suicide as the readiest mode to put an end to his sinful career . Amid his errors , the pleasure he had taken in prolonging his 8 Introduction to Guy Mannering.
Page 12
... to dismount , and accept of the gipsy's offer of supper and a bed . There was plenty of meat in the barn , however it might be come by , and preparations were going on for a plentiful repast , which the 12 Introduction to Guy Mannering.
... to dismount , and accept of the gipsy's offer of supper and a bed . There was plenty of meat in the barn , however it might be come by , and preparations were going on for a plentiful repast , which the 12 Introduction to Guy Mannering.
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