Guy Mannering Or The AstrologerA. and C. Black, 1862 - 313 pages |
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Page 12
... assistance , for here's a student from Oxford that kens much better than you how to spae its fortune - he does it by the stars . " 66 66 Certainly sir , " said Mannering , entering into the simple humour of his landlord , " I will ...
... assistance , for here's a student from Oxford that kens much better than you how to spae its fortune - he does it by the stars . " 66 66 Certainly sir , " said Mannering , entering into the simple humour of his landlord , " I will ...
Page 19
... assistance of those ancient imple- ments of housewifery , now almost banished from the land , the distaff and spindle . As she spun , she sung what seemed to be a charm . Man- nering , after in vain attempting to make himself master of ...
... assistance of those ancient imple- ments of housewifery , now almost banished from the land , the distaff and spindle . As she spun , she sung what seemed to be a charm . Man- nering , after in vain attempting to make himself master of ...
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... assistance of his good - humoured landlord . Mr Bertram had now hit upon one of the few subjects on which he felt sore , and went on with some energy . 66 No , sir , the name of Godfrey Bertram of Ellangowan is not in the last ...
... assistance of his good - humoured landlord . Mr Bertram had now hit upon one of the few subjects on which he felt sore , and went on with some energy . 66 No , sir , the name of Godfrey Bertram of Ellangowan is not in the last ...
Page 32
... assistance of his servant , a surly fel- low , who had immediate recourse to his horse - whip . A few lashes sent the party a - scampering ; and thus commenced the first breach of the peace between the house of Ellangowan and the ...
... assistance of his servant , a surly fel- low , who had immediate recourse to his horse - whip . A few lashes sent the party a - scampering ; and thus commenced the first breach of the peace between the house of Ellangowan and the ...
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... assistance , partly out of zeal , partly from curiosity . Boats were manned to search the sea - shore , which , on the other side of the Point , rose into high and indented rocks . A vague suspicion was entertained , though too horrible ...
... assistance , partly out of zeal , partly from curiosity . Boats were manned to search the sea - shore , which , on the other side of the Point , rose into high and indented rocks . A vague suspicion was entertained , though too horrible ...
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Allonby answered appearance Astrologer auld Aweel bairn better called Captain castle character Charles Hazlewood circumstances Colonel Mannering counsellor Dandie dear Derncleugh deyvil Dinmont Dirk Hatteraick Dominie Sampson door Ellangowan eyes father favour fear feelings fellow frae Frank Kennedy gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand Hazle Hazlewood-house head heard honour horse Julia justice justice of peace Kennedy Kippletringan Laird Liddesdale light look Lucy Bertram lugger Mac-Candlish Mac-Guffog Mac-Morlan mair Mannering's Matilda maun Merrilies mind Miss Bertram Miss Mannering morning muckle never night observed occasion ower person Pleydell poor Portanferry postilion prisoner racter recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed shew Singleside smugglers stranger suppose tell there's thing thought tion turned Vanbeest Brown voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker