Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley: Guy Mannering, Volume 2Constable, 1822 |
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... once over her shoulder at the athletic form , which corresponded so well with the frank and blithe address of the stranger . A rough ter- rier dog , his constant companion , who rivalled his master in glee , scampered at large in a ...
... once over her shoulder at the athletic form , which corresponded so well with the frank and blithe address of the stranger . A rough ter- rier dog , his constant companion , who rivalled his master in glee , scampered at large in a ...
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... once upon the river . They had no pretensions to magnificence of height , or to romantic shapes , nor did their smooth swell- ing slopes exhibit either rocks or woods . Yet the view was wild , solitary , and pleasingly rural . No ...
... once upon the river . They had no pretensions to magnificence of height , or to romantic shapes , nor did their smooth swell- ing slopes exhibit either rocks or woods . Yet the view was wild , solitary , and pleasingly rural . No ...
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... once harboured beings of a a very differ- ent description from its present inhabitants ; those freebooters , namely , to whose exploits the wars be- tween England and Scotland bear witness . Descending by a path towards a well - known ...
... once harboured beings of a a very differ- ent description from its present inhabitants ; those freebooters , namely , to whose exploits the wars be- tween England and Scotland bear witness . Descending by a path towards a well - known ...
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... once inhabited the spot . Between the farm - house and the hill - pasture was a deep morass , termed in that country a slack — it had once been the defence of a fortalice , of which no vestiges now remained , but which was said to have ...
... once inhabited the spot . Between the farm - house and the hill - pasture was a deep morass , termed in that country a slack — it had once been the defence of a fortalice , of which no vestiges now remained , but which was said to have ...
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... once at least been a path- way , it was now very unequal , and the snow con- cealing those breaches and inequalities , the travel- ler had one or two falls in consequence . He be- gan now to think of turning back , especially as the ...
... once at least been a path- way , it was now very unequal , and the snow con- cealing those breaches and inequalities , the travel- ler had one or two falls in consequence . He be- gan now to think of turning back , especially as the ...
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