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Page 2
But it must be owned , that , as he himself expresses it , he was born when Mars
was lord of his ascendant , and that strife and bloodshed find him out in
circumstances and situations the most retired and pacific . “ About eleven o'clock
on last ...
But it must be owned , that , as he himself expresses it , he was born when Mars
was lord of his ascendant , and that strife and bloodshed find him out in
circumstances and situations the most retired and pacific . “ About eleven o'clock
on last ...
Page 20
... so incredibly was his vanity interested by this trifling circumstance , that he was
known to give half - a - crown to a beggar , because he had thrice called him
Ellangowan , in beseeching him for a penny . He therefore felt acutely the
general ...
... so incredibly was his vanity interested by this trifling circumstance , that he was
known to give half - a - crown to a beggar , because he had thrice called him
Ellangowan , in beseeching him for a penny . He therefore felt acutely the
general ...
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his own character and reception in society with those of Mr. Mac - Morlan , who ,
in far inferior worldly circumstances , was beloved and respected both by rich and
poor , and was slowly but securely laying the foundation of a moderate fortune ...
his own character and reception in society with those of Mr. Mac - Morlan , who ,
in far inferior worldly circumstances , was beloved and respected both by rich and
poor , and was slowly but securely laying the foundation of a moderate fortune ...
Page 22
But the connexion had been dropped many years ; nor , considering how short
the race of eminent characters of this description , and the frequent
circumstances which occur to make them retire from particular scenes of action ,
had he the ...
But the connexion had been dropped many years ; nor , considering how short
the race of eminent characters of this description , and the frequent
circumstances which occur to make them retire from particular scenes of action ,
had he the ...
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... he himself hastened by devious paths through the Wood of Warroch , to his
appointed interview with Hatteraick , from whom he hoped to learn at more
leisure than last night's conference admitted , the circumstances attending the
return of ...
... he himself hastened by devious paths through the Wood of Warroch , to his
appointed interview with Hatteraick , from whom he hoped to learn at more
leisure than last night's conference admitted , the circumstances attending the
return of ...
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