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Page ix
Lord Altham died in the year 1727 , so miserably poor that he was actually buried
at the public expense . His brother , Captain Annesley , attended the funeral as
chief mourner , and assumed the title of Baron Altham , but when he claimed to ...
Lord Altham died in the year 1727 , so miserably poor that he was actually buried
at the public expense . His brother , Captain Annesley , attended the funeral as
chief mourner , and assumed the title of Baron Altham , but when he claimed to ...
Page x
But there was another and a more sincere mourner at the funeral of Lord Altham
than the successful inheritor of his title ; a poor boy of twelve years of age , half
naked , bareheaded and barefooted , and wearing , as the most important part of
...
But there was another and a more sincere mourner at the funeral of Lord Altham
than the successful inheritor of his title ; a poor boy of twelve years of age , half
naked , bareheaded and barefooted , and wearing , as the most important part of
...
Page 6
The Astrologer was consulted by letter , and returned for answer , that this fitful
state of mind was but the commencement of his trial , and that the poor youth
must undergo more and more desperate struggles with the evil that assailed him .
The Astrologer was consulted by letter , and returned for answer , that this fitful
state of mind was but the commencement of his trial , and that the poor youth
must undergo more and more desperate struggles with the evil that assailed him .
Page 12
... and probably at no great distance from her clan , was a grievous surprise to the
poor man , whose rent ( to lose which would have been ruin ) was about his
person . I “ Jean set up a loud shout of joyful recognition — ' Eh , sirs ! the
winsome ...
... and probably at no great distance from her clan , was a grievous surprise to the
poor man , whose rent ( to lose which would have been ruin ) was about his
person . I “ Jean set up a loud shout of joyful recognition — ' Eh , sirs ! the
winsome ...
Page 13
The poor farmer made a virtue of necessity , told his story , and surrendered his
gold to Jean ' s custody . She made him put a few shillings in his pocket ,
observing it would excite suspicion should he be found travelling altogether
penniless .
The poor farmer made a virtue of necessity , told his story , and surrendered his
gold to Jean ' s custody . She made him put a few shillings in his pocket ,
observing it would excite suspicion should he be found travelling altogether
penniless .
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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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