 | Walter Scott - Monastic and religious life - 1820 - 286 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 544 pages
...greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was lower, and his Ii nibs, though there was no particular point to object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853 - 502 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was lower, and his limbs, though there was no particlar point to object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 390 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1859 - 436 pages
...notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir PiercieShafton himself, whose stature was lower, and his limbs, though...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 444 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1912 - 810 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2006 - 558 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2006 - 330 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2006 - 402 pages
...young heir of Glendearg, notwithstanding his rustic birth and education, had greatly the advantage even of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was...object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. On the other hand, Sir Piercie's very handsome countenance afforded him as decided an advantage over... | |
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of Sir Piercie Shafton himself, whose stature was lower, and his limbs, though there was no particular point to object to, were on the whole less exactly proportioned. 