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Page vii
But , from the hour of his correspondence with Walter Scott , he renounced every
idea of authorship for himself , resolving , “ that thenceforth his chief pursuit
should be collecting whatever he thought would be most interesting to him . ” A
fellow ...
But , from the hour of his correspondence with Walter Scott , he renounced every
idea of authorship for himself , resolving , “ that thenceforth his chief pursuit
should be collecting whatever he thought would be most interesting to him . ” A
fellow ...
Page viii
The paper contains a prediction :At seven years hence your fate will be , You
must be hanged upon a tree ; Then pray to God both night and day , To let that
hour pass away . When he these woeful lines did read , He with a sigh did say
indeed ...
The paper contains a prediction :At seven years hence your fate will be , You
must be hanged upon a tree ; Then pray to God both night and day , To let that
hour pass away . When he these woeful lines did read , He with a sigh did say
indeed ...
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GUY MANNERING OR , THE ASTROLOGER ' Tis said that words and signs have
power O ' er sprites in planetary hour ; But scarce I praise their venturous part ,
Who tamnper with such dangerous art . Lay of the Last Minstri . INTRODUCTION
...
GUY MANNERING OR , THE ASTROLOGER ' Tis said that words and signs have
power O ' er sprites in planetary hour ; But scarce I praise their venturous part ,
Who tamnper with such dangerous art . Lay of the Last Minstri . INTRODUCTION
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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 11
But it was impossible to supply data for the construction of a horoscope , had the
native been otherwise desirous of it , since all those who could supply the
minutiæ of day , hour , and minute have been long removed from the mortal
sphere .
But it was impossible to supply data for the construction of a horoscope , had the
native been otherwise desirous of it , since all those who could supply the
minutiæ of day , hour , and minute have been long removed from the mortal
sphere .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Guy Mannering Volume 2 of Waverley novels : Dryburgh Edition / Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 8 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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