Guy ManneringJ.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 - 427 pages |
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Page 12
... gipsy , upon whom the character of Meg Merrilies was founded , was well known about the middle of the last century , by the name of Jean Gordon , an inhabitant of the village of Kirk Yetholm , in the Cheviot hills , adjoining to the ...
... gipsy , upon whom the character of Meg Merrilies was founded , was well known about the middle of the last century , by the name of Jean Gordon , an inhabitant of the village of Kirk Yetholm , in the Cheviot hills , adjoining to the ...
Page 13
... gipsy regulations , which commanded them to respect , in their depredations , the property of their benefactors . The end of all this was , an inquiry what money the farmer had about him ; and an urgent request , or com- mand , that he ...
... gipsy regulations , which commanded them to respect , in their depredations , the property of their benefactors . The end of all this was , an inquiry what money the farmer had about him ; and an urgent request , or com- mand , that he ...
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... gipsy bonnet of straw- a short cloak of a peculiar fashion , and a long staff nearly as tall as herself . I remember her well ; -every week she paid my father a visit for her awmous , when I was a little boy , and I looked upon Madge ...
... gipsy bonnet of straw- a short cloak of a peculiar fashion , and a long staff nearly as tall as herself . I remember her well ; -every week she paid my father a visit for her awmous , when I was a little boy , and I looked upon Madge ...
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... gipsy , as sure as I am a sinner , " said Mr. Bertram . The Dominie groaned deeply , uncrossed his legs , drew in the huge splay foot which his former posture had extended , placed it perpendicularly , and stretched the other limb over ...
... gipsy , as sure as I am a sinner , " said Mr. Bertram . The Dominie groaned deeply , uncrossed his legs , drew in the huge splay foot which his former posture had extended , placed it perpendicularly , and stretched the other limb over ...
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... gipsy , " answered Sampson again . " Oh , troth , Laird , " continued Meg , during this by - talk , " it's but to the like o ' you ane can open their heart ; ye see , they say Dunbog is nae mair a gentleman than the blunker that's ...
... gipsy , " answered Sampson again . " Oh , troth , Laird , " continued Meg , during this by - talk , " it's but to the like o ' you ane can open their heart ; ye see , they say Dunbog is nae mair a gentleman than the blunker that's ...
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