Guy Mannering, Volume 2Ticknor and Fields, 1857 |
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... leave the front of the house . But , in truth , unless the hall - door should be forced , we were in little danger ... leaving only spaces through which the defend- ers might fire upon the assailants . " My father had now made his ...
... leave the front of the house . But , in truth , unless the hall - door should be forced , we were in little danger ... leaving only spaces through which the defend- ers might fire upon the assailants . " My father had now made his ...
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... leave , he had usually been esteemed competent to taking mea- sures for the safety or protection of his family ; that if he remained quiet at home , he conceived the welcome the villains had received was not of a nature to invite a ...
... leave , he had usually been esteemed competent to taking mea- sures for the safety or protection of his family ; that if he remained quiet at home , he conceived the welcome the villains had received was not of a nature to invite a ...
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... leave the room . ) " Stay a moment , Mrs. Mac - Candlish - why , you are in a prodigious hurry , my good friend ! I have been thinking a club dining here once a month would be a very pleasant thing . " 66 Certainly , sir ; a club of ...
... leave the room . ) " Stay a moment , Mrs. Mac - Candlish - why , you are in a prodigious hurry , my good friend ! I have been thinking a club dining here once a month would be a very pleasant thing . " 66 Certainly , sir ; a club of ...
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... leave their ain wark to the like o ' him . But as lang as siller's current , Deacon , folk mauna look ower nicely at what king's head's on't . " " I doubt Glossin will prove but shand * after a ' , mis- tress , " said Jabos , as he ...
... leave their ain wark to the like o ' him . But as lang as siller's current , Deacon , folk mauna look ower nicely at what king's head's on't . " " I doubt Glossin will prove but shand * after a ' , mis- tress , " said Jabos , as he ...
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... Ellangowan to his native country . With manoeuvres like those of a fox when he doubles to avoid the pack , Glossin strove to approach the place of appointment in a manner which should leave no dis- GUY MANNERING . 45 CHAPTER XXXIV. ...
... Ellangowan to his native country . With manoeuvres like those of a fox when he doubles to avoid the pack , Glossin strove to approach the place of appointment in a manner which should leave no dis- GUY MANNERING . 45 CHAPTER XXXIV. ...
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Page 200 - Bring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gambol from. Mother, for love of grace, Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass, but my madness speaks.