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... took a French leave of his entertainers , but without experiencing the least breach of hospitality . I believe Jean Gordon was at this festival . " - ( Blackwood's Magazine , vol . i . p . 54. ) Notwithstanding the failure of Jean's ...
... took a French leave of his entertainers , but without experiencing the least breach of hospitality . I believe Jean Gordon was at this festival . " - ( Blackwood's Magazine , vol . i . p . 54. ) Notwithstanding the failure of Jean's ...
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... took place in the seventeenth century , when the foul fiend possessed them with a spirit of contradiction , which uniformly in- volved them in controversy with the ruling powers . They reversed the conduct of the celebrated Vicar of ...
... took place in the seventeenth century , when the foul fiend possessed them with a spirit of contradiction , which uniformly in- volved them in controversy with the ruling powers . They reversed the conduct of the celebrated Vicar of ...
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... took his grey gelding , and joined Clavers at Killiecrankie . At the skirmish of Dunkeld , 1689 , he was shot dead by a Cameronian with a silver button , ( being supposed to have proof from the Evil One , against lead and steel , ) and ...
... took his grey gelding , and joined Clavers at Killiecrankie . At the skirmish of Dunkeld , 1689 , he was shot dead by a Cameronian with a silver button , ( being supposed to have proof from the Evil One , against lead and steel , ) and ...
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... took some land into his own hand , rented some from neighbouring proprietors , bought and sold Highland cattle and Cheviot sheep , rode to fairs and trysts , fought hard bargains , and held necessity at the staff's end as well as he ...
... took some land into his own hand , rented some from neighbouring proprietors , bought and sold Highland cattle and Cheviot sheep , rode to fairs and trysts , fought hard bargains , and held necessity at the staff's end as well as he ...
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... took the oaths ; and I ken not weel how it was , but all that I could do and say , they keepit me off the roll , though my agent , that had a vote upon my estate , ranked as a good vote for auld Sir Thomas Kittlecourt . But , to return ...
... took the oaths ; and I ken not weel how it was , but all that I could do and say , they keepit me off the roll , though my agent , that had a vote upon my estate , ranked as a good vote for auld Sir Thomas Kittlecourt . But , to return ...
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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 e'en Ellangowan eyes father favour fear feelings fellow frae Frank Kennedy gentleman gipsy Glossin gude Guy Mannering hand Hazlewood-house head heard honour hope horse Jean Gordon Julia justice 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 prisoner recollection replied round ruin scene Scotland seemed Sir Robert Hazlewood smugglers stranger suppose tell there's thing thought tram turned voice Warroch weel window woman wood Woodbourne ye'll young Hazlewood young lady younker