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Page 71
I am sure ye were not obliged to ken ony thing about it ; and what the waur was
the King that the lairds here got a soup o ' drink , and the ladies their drap o ' tea ,
at a reasonable rate ? - it's a shame to them to pit such taxes on them ! and was ...
I am sure ye were not obliged to ken ony thing about it ; and what the waur was
the King that the lairds here got a soup o ' drink , and the ladies their drap o ' tea ,
at a reasonable rate ? - it's a shame to them to pit such taxes on them ! and was ...
Page 87
I am sure ony sma ' thing they might want frae my shop , under seven , eight , or
ten pounds , I would book them as ... day to the kirk and a constant kirkkeeper
she is and it ' s a pleasure to hear her singing the psalms , winsome young thing .
I am sure ony sma ' thing they might want frae my shop , under seven , eight , or
ten pounds , I would book them as ... day to the kirk and a constant kirkkeeper
she is and it ' s a pleasure to hear her singing the psalms , winsome young thing .
Page 96
Fear to do base unworthy things is valour ; If they be done to us , to suffer them Is
valour too . ... just careless of every thing - though , when his daughter Miss Lucy
grew up , she tried to keep order within doors but what could she do , poor thing ...
Fear to do base unworthy things is valour ; If they be done to us , to suffer them Is
valour too . ... just careless of every thing - though , when his daughter Miss Lucy
grew up , she tried to keep order within doors but what could she do , poor thing ...
Page 164
dropping his hand with a sigh ; " it cannot be then I am such an auld fool , that
every thing I look on seems the thing I want maist to see . But the East Indies ! that
cannot be Weel , be what ye will , ye hae a face and a tongue that puts me in
mind ...
dropping his hand with a sigh ; " it cannot be then I am such an auld fool , that
every thing I look on seems the thing I want maist to see . But the East Indies ! that
cannot be Weel , be what ye will , ye hae a face and a tongue that puts me in
mind ...
Page 173
He assured her he had no occasion for any thing but the accommodation of a
basin and towel . ... 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 .
He assured her he had no occasion for any thing but the accommodation of a
basin and towel . ... 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 .
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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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