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Page 4
Neither the one nor the other , " answered the stranger ; " unless my judgment
greatly err , the infant will survive the years of minority , and in temper and
disposition will prove all that his parents can wish . But with much in his
horoscope which ...
Neither the one nor the other , " answered the stranger ; " unless my judgment
greatly err , the infant will survive the years of minority , and in temper and
disposition will prove all that his parents can wish . But with much in his
horoscope which ...
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a mair decent , orderly couple , with six as fine bairns as ye would wish to see
plash in a salt - water dub ; and little curlie Godfrey — that ' s the eldest , the come
o ' will , as I may say , he ' s on board an excise yacht - I hae a cousin at the board
...
a mair decent , orderly couple , with six as fine bairns as ye would wish to see
plash in a salt - water dub ; and little curlie Godfrey — that ' s the eldest , the come
o ' will , as I may say , he ' s on board an excise yacht - I hae a cousin at the board
...
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On the one hand , the striking remnants of ancient grandeur , with the secret
consciousness of family pride which they inspire ; on the other , enough of
modern elegance and comfort to satisfy every moderate wish . Here then , and
with thee ...
On the one hand , the striking remnants of ancient grandeur , with the secret
consciousness of family pride which they inspire ; on the other , enough of
modern elegance and comfort to satisfy every moderate wish . Here then , and
with thee ...
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... I have little memory for them ; but I wish ye could have heard my father ' s
stories about the auld fights of the Mac - Dingawaies — that ' s the Bertrams that
now is — wi ' the Irish , and wi ' the Highlanders , that came here in their berlings
from ...
... I have little memory for them ; but I wish ye could have heard my father ' s
stories about the auld fights of the Mac - Dingawaies — that ' s the Bertrams that
now is — wi ' the Irish , and wi ' the Highlanders , that came here in their berlings
from ...
Page 49
... it has sometimes happened that inquiries into futurity , undertaken in jest , have
in their results produced serious and unpleasant effects both upon actions and
characters , I really wish you would dispense with my replying to your question .
... it has sometimes happened that inquiries into futurity , undertaken in jest , have
in their results produced serious and unpleasant effects both upon actions and
characters , I really wish you would dispense with my replying to your question .
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answered appearance arms assistance attended auld believe Bertram better Brown called Captain carried character circumstances close Colonel Colonel Mannering Dinmont Dominie door effect Ellangowan entered expressed eyes father fear feelings fire followed gave gipsy give Glossin hand Hatteraick Hazlewood head heard heart honour hope horse hour interest Julia kind lady Laird land leave length light live look Lucy Mac-Morlan Mannering means mind Miss morning natural never night observed occasion once passed perhaps person Pleydell poor postilion present reader received replied respect Robert round Sampson seemed seen side sort speak stranger strong suppose sure tell there's thing thought took turned voice weel wish woman wood young
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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