 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1828 - 592 pages
...Pottingar. They have brought two town-officers with their partizans, to guard their fair persons, T suppose. — If there is one thing I hate more than...another, it is such a sneaking varlet as that Dwining 1" " Have a care he does not hear you say so," said the Smith. " I tell thee, Bonnet-maker, that there... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scotland - 1828 - 316 pages
...They have brought two townofficers with their partizans, to guard their fair persons, I suppose.—If there is one thing I hate more than another, it is such a sneaking varlct as that Dwining!" " Have a care* he does not hear you say so," said the Smith. " I tell thec,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1832 - 412 pages
...last, with that poor, creeping, cowardly creature the Pottingar. They have brought two town-officers with their partisans, to guard their fair persons,...another, it is such a sneaking varlet as that Dwining 1" " Have a care he does not hear you say so," said the Smith. " I tell thee, Bonnet-maker, that there... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1849 - 628 pages
...last, with that poor, creeping, cowardly creature the Pottingnr. They have brought two town-officers with their partisans, to guard their fair persons,...If there is one thing I hate more than another, it ¡s euch a sneaking varlet asthat Dwining!" " Have a care he does not hear you say so." said the Smith.... | |
 | East India college - 1852 - 414 pages
...are almost too awful to contemplate. My companions were a dirty, hairy Frenchman, who took snuff — if there is one thing I hate more than another it is snuff — and a fat old English woman (I had almost written lady), with, of course, an infinity of... | |
 | Barbarina Charlotte Grey (hon. lady.) - 1852 - 352 pages
...too late, and hurried myself so, that I had not time to tell John at what o'clock to light me home. If there is one thing I hate more than another, it is to be hurried, and then to find that there was no occasion for it." Aunt Jane sat down and fanned herself... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 528 pages
...last, with that poor, creeping, cowardly creature the Pottingar. They have brought two townofficers with their partisans, to guard their fair persons,...he does not hear you say so," said the Smith. " I ±ell thee, Bonnet-maker, that there is more danger in yonder slight, wasted anatomy, than in twenty... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 626 pages
...that poor, ereeping, eowardly ereature the Pottiugar. They have hrought two town-offieers with tlitsr ܈ Y 9 Uk X s 3 > u V )/ ... D W^< S& ; ś %/^ ,~ 3 # - P" z R % sueh a sneaking varlet as that Dwining!" "Have a eare he dues not hear you say so." said the Smith.... | |
 | Rosa Mackenzie Kettle - English fiction - 1854 - 588 pages
...faults or perfections, or their own ideas, they are full of themselves, and have no sort of sympathy. If there is one thing I hate more than another, it is selfishness; and I had a good dose of it with our worthy relatives. Marion will be a pleasanter creature,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 560 pages
...creeping, cowardly creature the Pottingar. They have brought two town-officers with their partizans, to guard their fair persons, I suppose.— If there...than another, it is such a sneaking varlet as that D wining !" " Have a care he does not hear you say so," said the Smith. " I tell .thee, Bonnet-maker,... | |
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Isabel, I suppose you mean," answered the Smith. " Ay — Isabel, or Jezabel, — all the same, you know. But here comes Bailie Craigdallie at last, with that poor, creeping, cowardly creature, the Pottingar. 
