Guy Mannering Or The AstrologerA. and C. Black, 1862 - 313 pages |
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... never quoted the works of Sir Walter Scott , he must have reason for doing so , and that the circum- stance might argue an identity between them . ABBOTSFORD , August 1 1829 . ** The figures within parenthesis throughout the text refer ...
... never quoted the works of Sir Walter Scott , he must have reason for doing so , and that the circum- stance might argue an identity between them . ABBOTSFORD , August 1 1829 . ** The figures within parenthesis throughout the text refer ...
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... never do , good dame ? my horse is almost quite knocked up -- can you not give me a night's lodgings ? " " Troth can I no - I am a lone woman , for James he's awa to Drumshourloch fair with the year - aulds , and I daurna for my life ...
... never do , good dame ? my horse is almost quite knocked up -- can you not give me a night's lodgings ? " " Troth can I no - I am a lone woman , for James he's awa to Drumshourloch fair with the year - aulds , and I daurna for my life ...
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... never saw ony mysell , and we're just at the door o ' the New Place . " Accordingly , leaving the ruins on the right , a few steps brought the traveller in front of a modern house of moderate size , at which his guide rapped with great ...
... never saw ony mysell , and we're just at the door o ' the New Place . " Accordingly , leaving the ruins on the right , a few steps brought the traveller in front of a modern house of moderate size , at which his guide rapped with great ...
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... never prevented their taking advantage of him on all possible occa- sions , turning their cattle into his parks , stealing his wood , shooting his game , and so forth , " for the laird , honest man , he'll never find it -he never minds ...
... never prevented their taking advantage of him on all possible occa- sions , turning their cattle into his parks , stealing his wood , shooting his game , and so forth , " for the laird , honest man , he'll never find it -he never minds ...
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... never known that Sampson either exhibited irritability at this ill usage , or made the least attempt to retort upon his tormentors . He slunk from col- lege by the most secret paths he could discover , and plunged himself into his ...
... never known that Sampson either exhibited irritability at this ill usage , or made the least attempt to retort upon his tormentors . He slunk from col- lege by the most secret paths he could discover , and plunged himself into his ...
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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