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Page 15
How will he be able to shroud himself from the vindictive activity of the pursuit ?
how to defend himself , if taken , against the severity of laws which I am told may
even affect his life ? and how can I find means to warn him of his danger ?
How will he be able to shroud himself from the vindictive activity of the pursuit ?
how to defend himself , if taken , against the severity of laws which I am told may
even affect his life ? and how can I find means to warn him of his danger ?
Page 20
Both principle and prejudice co - operated in creating this dislike ; for the
gentlemen of the county despised him for the lowness of his birth , while they
hated him for the means by which he had raised his fortune . With the common
people his ...
Both principle and prejudice co - operated in creating this dislike ; for the
gentlemen of the county despised him for the lowness of his birth , while they
hated him for the means by which he had raised his fortune . With the common
people his ...
Page 21
He was sensible his elevation was too recent to be immediately forgotten , and
the means by which he had attained it too odious to be soon forgiven . But time ,
thought he , diminishes wonder and palliates misconduct . With the dexterity ...
He was sensible his elevation was too recent to be immediately forgotten , and
the means by which he had attained it too odious to be soon forgiven . But time ,
thought he , diminishes wonder and palliates misconduct . With the dexterity ...
Page 22
... and the frequent circumstances which occur to make them retire from particular
scenes of action , had he the least reason to think that his present researches
could possibly compromise any old friend who might possess means of
retaliation ...
... and the frequent circumstances which occur to make them retire from particular
scenes of action , had he the least reason to think that his present researches
could possibly compromise any old friend who might possess means of
retaliation ...
Page 24
True , true , " said Glossin , I mean landed proprietors and gentlemen of weight in
the county ; and I should like to set such a thing agoing . ” The short dry cough
with which Mrs. Mac - Candlish received this proposal , by no means indicated ...
True , true , " said Glossin , I mean landed proprietors and gentlemen of weight in
the county ; and I should like to set such a thing agoing . ” The short dry cough
with which Mrs. Mac - Candlish received this proposal , by no means indicated ...
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Volume 2 Guy Mannering, Walter Scott Volumes 3-4 of The Waverley novels / by Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | Black, 1859 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2013 |
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