Guy ManneringJ.M. Dent and Sons, 1912 - 427 pages |
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Page 52
... Bertram would embrace in the contest . He easily persuaded Ellangowan , that it would be creditable to him to take the field at the head of as strong a party as possible ; and immediately went to work , making votes , as every Scotch ...
... Bertram would embrace in the contest . He easily persuaded Ellangowan , that it would be creditable to him to take the field at the head of as strong a party as possible ; and immediately went to work , making votes , as every Scotch ...
Page 63
... Bertram himself chose that day to make a visit to a friend at some distance . But it so hap- pened , notwithstanding his precautions , that he could not avoid meeting his late tenants during their retreat from his property . It was in a ...
... Bertram himself chose that day to make a visit to a friend at some distance . But it so hap- pened , notwithstanding his precautions , that he could not avoid meeting his late tenants during their retreat from his property . It was in a ...
Page 68
... Bertram liked to show his authority in trifles . " No , my dear , not till to - morrow . The last time I was at quarter- sessions , the sheriff told us , that dies - that dies inceptus - in short , you don't understand Latin , but it ...
... Bertram liked to show his authority in trifles . " No , my dear , not till to - morrow . The last time I was at quarter- sessions , the sheriff told us , that dies - that dies inceptus - in short , you don't understand Latin , but it ...
Page 82
... Bertram's . But the chief of the horde acknowledged he had " corrected her " that day with his whinger - she herself , and others , gave the same account of her hurt ; and , for the handkerchief , the quantity of linen stolen from ...
... Bertram's . But the chief of the horde acknowledged he had " corrected her " that day with his whinger - she herself , and others , gave the same account of her hurt ; and , for the handkerchief , the quantity of linen stolen from ...
Page 84
... Bertram comes on the white powny ilka day to the kirk - and a constant kirk - keeper she is — and it's a pleasure to ... Bertram's ta'en him ower the faem , To wed a wife , and bring her hame- I daur say Mr. Skreigh can sing us the ...
... Bertram comes on the white powny ilka day to the kirk - and a constant kirk - keeper she is — and it's a pleasure to ... Bertram's ta'en him ower the faem , To wed a wife , and bring her hame- I daur say Mr. Skreigh can sing us the ...
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