Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley: Guy Mannering, Volume 2Constable, 1822 |
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... seen a black- cock ! -- I'll tell you what - ye seem to be an honest lad , and if you'll call on me - on Dandy Dinmont at Charlies - hope - ye shall see a black - cock , and shoot a black - cock , and eat a black - cock too , man ...
... seen a black- cock ! -- I'll tell you what - ye seem to be an honest lad , and if you'll call on me - on Dandy Dinmont at Charlies - hope - ye shall see a black - cock , and shoot a black - cock , and eat a black - cock too , man ...
Page 12
... seen and heard of - earth and sea will not hold their peace langer ! -Can ye say if the same man be now the Sheriff of the county , that has been sae for some years past ? " " Na , he's got some other birth in Edinburgh , they say but ...
... seen and heard of - earth and sea will not hold their peace langer ! -Can ye say if the same man be now the Sheriff of the county , that has been sae for some years past ? " " Na , he's got some other birth in Edinburgh , they say but ...
Page 16
... seen in our Indian pagodas ? ” While he embarrassed himself with these dis- cussions , and the hostess was engaged in rumma- ging out silver in change of half - a - guinea , the gyp- sey suddenly made two strides , and seized Brown's ...
... seen in our Indian pagodas ? ” While he embarrassed himself with these dis- cussions , and the hostess was engaged in rumma- ging out silver in change of half - a - guinea , the gyp- sey suddenly made two strides , and seized Brown's ...
Page 24
... seen a great many hard blows pass , could not help re- marking , " he had never known such severe strokes received with so much apparent indifference . ” " Hout tout , man - I would never be making a hum - dudgeon about a scart on the ...
... seen a great many hard blows pass , could not help re- marking , " he had never known such severe strokes received with so much apparent indifference . ” " Hout tout , man - I would never be making a hum - dudgeon about a scart on the ...
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... seen the regimental surgeon look grave up- on a more trifling case . The goodwife , however , shewed some knowledge of chirurgery - she cut away with her scissars the gory locks , whose stiffen- ed and coagulated clusters interfered ...
... seen the regimental surgeon look grave up- on a more trifling case . The goodwife , however , shewed some knowledge of chirurgery - she cut away with her scissars the gory locks , whose stiffen- ed and coagulated clusters interfered ...
Common terms and phrases
Allonby answered appearance arms auld Aweel better called Captain carriage Charles Hazlewood Colonel Mannering Counsellor dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont dinna Dirk Hatteraick Dominie door e'en Ellangowan father favour fear feelings fellow frae gang gentleman Glossin gude GUY MANNERING gypsey hand Hazle Hazlewood-house head heard honour horse interest Julia justice justice of peace Kippletringan ladies land Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle murder naething never night occasion ower person Pleydell Portanferry prisoner recollection round ruin Sampson scene Scotland shew side Singleside Sir Robert Hazlewood smugglers speak stood stranger tell there's thing thought tion tram turned Vanbeest Brown voice walk Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood younker