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Page 13
Her own death was accompanied with circumstances of brutal outrage , of which
poor Jean was in many respects wholly undeserving . She had , among other
demerits , or merits , as the reader may choose to rank it , that of being a stanch ...
Her own death was accompanied with circumstances of brutal outrage , of which
poor Jean was in many respects wholly undeserving . She had , among other
demerits , or merits , as the reader may choose to rank it , that of being a stanch ...
Page 57
The patriotic Fletcher of Saltoun drew a picture of these banditti about a century
ago , which my readers will peruse with astonishment . “ There are at this day in
Scotland ( besides a great many poor families very meanly provided for by the ...
The patriotic Fletcher of Saltoun drew a picture of these banditti about a century
ago , which my readers will peruse with astonishment . “ There are at this day in
Scotland ( besides a great many poor families very meanly provided for by the ...
Page 115
And now , " said the poor girl , “ I must bid farewell to one of my oldest and kindest
friends . God bless you , Mr. Sampson , and requite to you all the kindness of your
instructions to your poor pupil , and your friendship to him that is gone - I hope ...
And now , " said the poor girl , “ I must bid farewell to one of my oldest and kindest
friends . God bless you , Mr. Sampson , and requite to you all the kindness of your
instructions to your poor pupil , and your friendship to him that is gone - I hope ...
Page 173
And that's what I should have thought of sooner , ” she said ; " and I did think o't ,
but I durst na open the door , for there's a ' the bairns , poor things , sae keen to
see their father . " This explained a great drumming and whining at the door of the
...
And that's what I should have thought of sooner , ” she said ; " and I did think o't ,
but I durst na open the door , for there's a ' the bairns , poor things , sae keen to
see their father . " This explained a great drumming and whining at the door of the
...
Page 280
Our poor friend , ” said one grave gentleman , scarcely opening his mouth , for
fear of deranging the necessary solemnity of his features , and sliding his whisper
from between his lips , which were as little unclosed as possible , “ Our poor ...
Our poor friend , ” said one grave gentleman , scarcely opening his mouth , for
fear of deranging the necessary solemnity of his features , and sliding his whisper
from between his lips , which were as little unclosed as possible , “ Our poor ...
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer Volume 99 of Collection of British and American authors Volume 99 of Collection of British authors Volume 99 of Tauchnitz edition |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | Bernhard Tauhnitz, 1846 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2017 |
| Length | 467 pages |
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