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Page 3
With difficulty he found his way to a country - seat , where , with the hospitality of
the time and country , he was readily admitted . The owner of the house , a
gentleman of good fortune , was much struck by the reverend appearance of his
guest ...
With difficulty he found his way to a country - seat , where , with the hospitality of
the time and country , he was readily admitted . The owner of the house , a
gentleman of good fortune , was much struck by the reverend appearance of his
guest ...
Page 9
As the fated and influential hour rolled on , the terrors of the hateful Presence
grew more confounding to the mortal senses of the victim , and the knot of the
accursed sophistry became more inextricable in appearance , at least to the prey
...
As the fated and influential hour rolled on , the terrors of the hateful Presence
grew more confounding to the mortal senses of the victim , and the knot of the
accursed sophistry became more inextricable in appearance , at least to the prey
...
Page 15
She was , we believe , a granddaughter of the celebrated Jean Gordon , and was
said to have much resembled her in appearance . The following account of her is
extracted from the letter of a friend , who for many years enjoyed frequent and ...
She was , we believe , a granddaughter of the celebrated Jean Gordon , and was
said to have much resembled her in appearance . The following account of her is
extracted from the letter of a friend , who for many years enjoyed frequent and ...
Page 20
While sufficient daylight remained to show the dress and appearance of a
gentleman , these cross interrogatories were usually put in the form of a case
supposed , as , “ Ye ' ll hae been at the auld abbey o ' Halycross , sir ? there ' s
mony ...
While sufficient daylight remained to show the dress and appearance of a
gentleman , these cross interrogatories were usually put in the form of a case
supposed , as , “ Ye ' ll hae been at the auld abbey o ' Halycross , sir ? there ' s
mony ...
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The roar of the ocean was now near and full , and the moon , which began to
make her appearance , gleamed on a turreted and apparently a ruined mansion ,
of considerable extent . Mannering fixed his eyes upon it with a disconsolate ...
The roar of the ocean was now near and full , and the moon , which began to
make her appearance , gleamed on a turreted and apparently a ruined mansion ,
of considerable extent . Mannering fixed his eyes upon it with a disconsolate ...
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