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Page vi
... tell me of my young stranger ; perhaps God will resume the blessing He has
bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood , or perhaps he is destined to be
unworthy of the affection which we are naturally disposed to devote to our
offspring ?
... tell me of my young stranger ; perhaps God will resume the blessing He has
bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood , or perhaps he is destined to be
unworthy of the affection which we are naturally disposed to devote to our
offspring ?
Page xvi
My ancestor was a little alarmed , for , like the goodman of Lochside , he had
more money about his person than he cared to risk in such society . However ,
being naturally a bold , lively - spirited man , he entered into the humour of the
thing ...
My ancestor was a little alarmed , for , like the goodman of Lochside , he had
more money about his person than he cared to risk in such society . However ,
being naturally a bold , lively - spirited man , he entered into the humour of the
thing ...
Page 18
The modern mansion was placed lower , though closely adjoining , and the
ground behind it descended to the sea by a small swelling green bank , divided
into levels by natural terraces , on which grew some old trees , and terminating
upon ...
The modern mansion was placed lower , though closely adjoining , and the
ground behind it descended to the sea by a small swelling green bank , divided
into levels by natural terraces , on which grew some old trees , and terminating
upon ...
Page 21
... and his brains in calculations upon their various combinations . His pupil , in
early youth , naturally caught some portion of his enthusiasm , and laboured for a
time to make himself master of the technical process of astrological research ; so
...
... and his brains in calculations upon their various combinations . His pupil , in
early youth , naturally caught some portion of his enthusiasm , and laboured for a
time to make himself master of the technical process of astrological research ; so
...
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But it often happens , such is our natural love for the marvellous , that we willingly
contribute our own efforts to beguile our better judgments . Whether the
coincidence which I have mentioned was really one of those singular chances
which ...
But it often happens , such is our natural love for the marvellous , that we willingly
contribute our own efforts to beguile our better judgments . Whether the
coincidence which I have mentioned was really one of those singular chances
which ...
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Page 96 - I'll be no burden ; I have thought how to prevent that. But, as Euth said unto Naomi, " Entreat me not to leave thee, nor to depart from thee ; for whither thou goest I will go, and where thou dwellest I will dwell ; thy people shall be my people, and thy God shall be my God. Where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death do part thee and me.