The Handy Volume "Waverley" ...: The fair maid of PerthBradbury, Agnew, 1877 |
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... passed the door of old Simon Glover , in what was called Couvrefew , or Curfew Street , than to distinguish themselves in the tournaments , where the noblest dames of Scotland were spectators of their address . But the Glover's daughter ...
... passed the door of old Simon Glover , in what was called Couvrefew , or Curfew Street , than to distinguish themselves in the tournaments , where the noblest dames of Scotland were spectators of their address . But the Glover's daughter ...
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... , when from chance , or per- haps from an assumption of superior importance , such an individual took the wall of Simon in passing , the Glover's youthful attendant bristled up with a look of defiance 4 THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH .
... , when from chance , or per- haps from an assumption of superior importance , such an individual took the wall of Simon in passing , the Glover's youthful attendant bristled up with a look of defiance 4 THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH .
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... passing round thee ? What is it to thee that an Englishman thinks that cheap , which a Scottishman may hold dear ? " Conachar turned round to speak ; but , after a moment's consideration , looked down , and endeavoured to recover his ...
... passing round thee ? What is it to thee that an Englishman thinks that cheap , which a Scottishman may hold dear ? " Conachar turned round to speak ; but , after a moment's consideration , looked down , and endeavoured to recover his ...
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... appear at the window appointed a little before dawn . With this purpose , he passed up the High Street , and turned down the opening where Saint John's Church 1 now stands , in order to proceed to Curfew Street 38 THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH :
... appear at the window appointed a little before dawn . With this purpose , he passed up the High Street , and turned down the opening where Saint John's Church 1 now stands , in order to proceed to Curfew Street 38 THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH :
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... passing through his brain , the armourer loitered in his pace , often turning his eyes eastward , and eyeing the firmament , in which no slight shades of grey were beginning to flicker , to announce the approach of dawn , however ...
... passing through his brain , the armourer loitered in his pace , often turning his eyes eastward , and eyeing the firmament , in which no slight shades of grey were beginning to flicker , to announce the approach of dawn , however ...
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