The Novels of Walter Scott: With All His Introd. and Notes, Volume 1R. Cadell, 1846 |
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... perhaps be either graceful or prudent . In this particular , he runs the risk of presenting himself to the public in the relation that the dumb wife in the jest - book held to her husband , when , having spent half of his fortune to ...
... perhaps be either graceful or prudent . In this particular , he runs the risk of presenting himself to the public in the relation that the dumb wife in the jest - book held to her husband , when , having spent half of his fortune to ...
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... perhaps than I deserved , certainly as high as 1 wished , and there was scarce any degree of literary success which could have greatly altered or improved my personal condition . I was not , therefore , touched by the spur of am- bition ...
... perhaps than I deserved , certainly as high as 1 wished , and there was scarce any degree of literary success which could have greatly altered or improved my personal condition . I was not , therefore , touched by the spur of am- bition ...
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... perhaps imagine , that the readiest mode of forcing the author to disclose himself , was to assign some dishonourable and dis- creditable cause for his . silence . It may be easily supposed that this sort of in- quisition was treated ...
... perhaps imagine , that the readiest mode of forcing the author to disclose himself , was to assign some dishonourable and dis- creditable cause for his . silence . It may be easily supposed that this sort of in- quisition was treated ...
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... Perhaps I ought not to have inserted this school- boy tale ; but , besides the strong impression made by the incident at the time , the whole accompani- ments of the story are matters to me of solemn and sad recollection . Of all the ...
... Perhaps I ought not to have inserted this school- boy tale ; but , besides the strong impression made by the incident at the time , the whole accompani- ments of the story are matters to me of solemn and sad recollection . Of all the ...
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... perhaps its frivolity ) The character of Callum Beg is that of a spirit which prevents its finding an acknowledged father , naturally turned to daring evil , and determined , by leaves it to the candour of the public to choose the ...
... perhaps its frivolity ) The character of Callum Beg is that of a spirit which prevents its finding an acknowledged father , naturally turned to daring evil , and determined , by leaves it to the candour of the public to choose the ...
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