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... T is said that words and signs have power O'er sprites in planetary hour ; But scarce I praise their venturous part , Who tamper with such dangerous art . Lay of the Last Minstrel . GUY MANNERING OR , THE ASTROLOGER . BY SIR WALTER.
... T is said that words and signs have power O'er sprites in planetary hour ; But scarce I praise their venturous part , Who tamper with such dangerous art . Lay of the Last Minstrel . GUY MANNERING OR , THE ASTROLOGER . BY SIR WALTER.
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... hour rolled on , the terrors of the hateful Presence grew more confounding to the mortal senses of the victim , and the knot of the accursed sophistry became more inextricable in appearance , at least to the prey whom its meshes ...
... hour rolled on , the terrors of the hateful Presence grew more confounding to the mortal senses of the victim , and the knot of the accursed sophistry became more inextricable in appearance , at least to the prey whom its meshes ...
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... hour , was heard to strike . The speech and intellectual powers of the youth were instantly and fully restored ; he burst forth into prayer , and expressed , in the most glowing terms , his reliance on the truth , and on the Author , of ...
... hour , was heard to strike . The speech and intellectual powers of the youth were instantly and fully restored ; he burst forth into prayer , and expressed , in the most glowing terms , his reliance on the truth , and on the Author , of ...
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... hour , and minute , have been long removed from the mortal sphere . Having thus given some account of the first idea , or rude sketch of the story , which was soon departed from , the author , in following out the plan of the present ...
... hour , and minute , have been long removed from the mortal sphere . Having thus given some account of the first idea , or rude sketch of the story , which was soon departed from , the author , in following out the plan of the present ...
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... maun lay down your watch , and tell me the very minute o ' the hour the wean's born , and I'll spae its fortune . ” -- " Ay , but , Meg , we shall not want your assistance , for here's a student from Oxford that kens much better than you ...
... maun lay down your watch , and tell me the very minute o ' the hour the wean's born , and I'll spae its fortune . ” -- " Ay , but , Meg , we shall not want your assistance , for here's a student from Oxford that kens much better than you ...
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