A Complete Edition of the Waverley Novels. With Introductory Notes by the Author: Guy Mannering; or, the astrologer ; Vol. II, Volume 5Wigand, 1831 |
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... father he deemed he had no measures to keep ; for , ignorant of the more venomous belief which had been instilled into the Colonel's mind , he regarded him as an oppressive aristocrat , who had used his power as a commanding officer to ...
... father he deemed he had no measures to keep ; for , ignorant of the more venomous belief which had been instilled into the Colonel's mind , he regarded him as an oppressive aristocrat , who had used his power as a commanding officer to ...
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... scenes in which she seeks amusement , will these outweigh , in her estimation , the prospect of domestic happiness , and the interchange of unabating affection ? I - say nothing of her father ; his good and 12 GUY MANNERING .
... scenes in which she seeks amusement , will these outweigh , in her estimation , the prospect of domestic happiness , and the interchange of unabating affection ? I - say nothing of her father ; his good and 12 GUY MANNERING .
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... father ; his good and evil qualities are so strangely mingled , that the former are neutralized by the latter ; and that which she must regret as a daughter is so much blended with what she would gladly escape from , that I place the ...
... father ; his good and evil qualities are so strangely mingled , that the former are neutralized by the latter ; and that which she must regret as a daughter is so much blended with what she would gladly escape from , that I place the ...
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... fathers , and the manners I am now to describe have either altogether dis- appeared , or are greatly modified . Without losing the rural simplicity of manners , they now cultivate arts un- known to the former generation , not only in ...
... fathers , and the manners I am now to describe have either altogether dis- appeared , or are greatly modified . Without losing the rural simplicity of manners , they now cultivate arts un- known to the former generation , not only in ...
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... father's life's worth in the warld . The tears stood in } } - the good woman's eyes as she spoke . - « Whisht ! whisht ! gudewife , " said her husband , with a smack that had much more affection than ceremony in it ; « Never mind never ...
... father's life's worth in the warld . The tears stood in } } - the good woman's eyes as she spoke . - « Whisht ! whisht ! gudewife , " said her husband , with a smack that had much more affection than ceremony in it ; « Never mind never ...
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