Guy ManneringJ.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 - 427 pages |
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... feelings of the young stranger from the peculiarity and mystery of his own lot , and riveted his attention to everything she did or said . She spoke little , and it was on the most serious subjects . She played on the harpsichord at her ...
... feelings of the young stranger from the peculiarity and mystery of his own lot , and riveted his attention to everything she did or said . She spoke little , and it was on the most serious subjects . She played on the harpsichord at her ...
Page 8
... feelings , but with a resolved mind , he became aware that his arguments were answered by the sophistry of another , and that the dispute was no longer confined to his own thoughts . The Author of Evil was present in the room with him ...
... feelings , but with a resolved mind , he became aware that his arguments were answered by the sophistry of another , and that the dispute was no longer confined to his own thoughts . The Author of Evil was present in the room with him ...
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... feelings of a father in such a predicament , " till I hear she's gotten ower with it - and if you , sir , are not very sleepry , and would do me and the Dominie the honour to sit up wi ' us , I am sure we shall not detain you very late ...
... feelings of a father in such a predicament , " till I hear she's gotten ower with it - and if you , sir , are not very sleepry , and would do me and the Dominie the honour to sit up wi ' us , I am sure we shall not detain you very late ...
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... by superstition over human events . But Mannering was a youthful lover , and might perhaps be influenced by the feelings so exquisitely expressed by a modern poet : For fable is Love's world , his home , his 36 Guy Mannering.
... by superstition over human events . But Mannering was a youthful lover , and might perhaps be influenced by the feelings so exquisitely expressed by a modern poet : For fable is Love's world , his home , his 36 Guy Mannering.
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... feeling surprise at a coincidence so singular and unexpected . Does the devil mingle in the dance , to avenge himself for our trifling with an art said to be of magical origin ? Or is it possible , as Bacon and Sir Thomas Browne admit ...
... feeling surprise at a coincidence so singular and unexpected . Does the devil mingle in the dance , to avenge himself for our trifling with an art said to be of magical origin ? Or is it possible , as Bacon and Sir Thomas Browne admit ...
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