Guy Mannering; Or, The AstrologerMaxwell, 1820 - 241 pages |
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Page 11
... father . Then he dreamed , that after wan- dering long over a wild heath , he came at length to an inn , from which sounded the voice of revelry , and that when he entered , the first person he met was Frank Kennedy , all smashed and ...
... father . Then he dreamed , that after wan- dering long over a wild heath , he came at length to an inn , from which sounded the voice of revelry , and that when he entered , the first person he met was Frank Kennedy , all smashed and ...
Page 12
... which case the estate became the un- limited property of the weak and prodigal father . Stimulated by present gain and the prospect of con tingent advantage , he accepted the bribe which the smugglers 12 GUY MANNERING .
... which case the estate became the un- limited property of the weak and prodigal father . Stimulated by present gain and the prospect of con tingent advantage , he accepted the bribe which the smugglers 12 GUY MANNERING .
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... to wait upon Miss Bertram . ' Lucy , remembering the last scene of her father's existence , turned as pale as death , and had well nigh fallen from her chair . Julia Man- nering flew to her assistance , and they left the 30 GUY MANNERING .
... to wait upon Miss Bertram . ' Lucy , remembering the last scene of her father's existence , turned as pale as death , and had well nigh fallen from her chair . Julia Man- nering flew to her assistance , and they left the 30 GUY MANNERING .
Page 53
... fathers did before you . ' C Aweel , sir , if ye think it wad na be again the law , it's a ' ane to Dandie . ' ' Hold ! hold ! we shall have another Lord Soulis ' mistake . Pr'y thee , man , comprehend me ; I wish you to consider how ...
... fathers did before you . ' C Aweel , sir , if ye think it wad na be again the law , it's a ' ane to Dandie . ' ' Hold ! hold ! we shall have another Lord Soulis ' mistake . Pr'y thee , man , comprehend me ; I wish you to consider how ...
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... father . But my inter- est in her is of an early date . I was called upon , Mr. Mannering , being then sheriff of that county , to investigate the particulars of a murder which had been committed near Ellangowan , the day be- fore this ...
... father . But my inter- est in her is of an early date . I was called upon , Mr. Mannering , being then sheriff of that county , to investigate the particulars of a murder which had been committed near Ellangowan , the day be- fore this ...
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Allonby answered appearance auld Aweel better called captain carriage castle Charles Hazlewood Colonel Mannering counsellor dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont dinna Dirk Hatteraick Dominie door Ellan Ellangowan eneugh eyes father favour feelings fellow frae gentleman gipsy give Glossin gowan Guy Mannering hand Hazle Hazlewood-House head hear heard heart honest honour horse Julia justice justice of peace Kippletringan lady land lawyer Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle murder never night occasion ower person Pleydell Portanferry prisoner recollection ruin Sampson Scotland Singleside Sir Robert Hazlewood smugglers speak stood stranger strong tell there's thing thought tone tram turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window wish woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood younker zlewood
Popular passages
Page 135 - A prison is a house of care. A place where none can thrive, A touchstone true to try a friend, A grave for one alive. Sometimes a place of right. Sometimes a place of wrong, Sometimes a place of rogues and thieves, And honest men among.
Page 169 - Ecstasy! My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And makes as healthful music. It is not madness That I have utter'd : bring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gambol from.
Page 46 - This game was played in several different ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged to assume and maintain, for a time, a certain fictitious character, or to repeat a certain number of fescenniue verses in a particular order.
Page 54 - Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene; Presents no objects tender or profound...
Page 61 - A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason ; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.