Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1815 - 358 pages |
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Page 135
The lugger , being pilotted with great ability , and using every nautical shift to
make her escape , had now reached , and was about to double , the head - land
which formed the extreme point of land on the left side of the bay , when a ball ...
The lugger , being pilotted with great ability , and using every nautical shift to
make her escape , had now reached , and was about to double , the head - land
which formed the extreme point of land on the left side of the bay , when a ball ...
Page 194
... the haill country , that the sale has been shamefully , forced on at this time ,
when there ' s sae little money stirring in Scotland wi ' this weary American war ,
that somebody may get the land a bargain - Deil be in them , that I should say sae
!
... the haill country , that the sale has been shamefully , forced on at this time ,
when there ' s sae little money stirring in Scotland wi ' this weary American war ,
that somebody may get the land a bargain - Deil be in them , that I should say sae
!
Page 234
After a solemn pause , Mr Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and
barony of Ellangowan . ' No reply was made , and no competitor appeared ; so ,
after a lapse of the usual interval by the running of a sandglass , upon the
intended ...
After a solemn pause , Mr Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and
barony of Ellangowan . ' No reply was made , and no competitor appeared ; so ,
after a lapse of the usual interval by the running of a sandglass , upon the
intended ...
Page 237
My gold is gone , my money is spent , My land now take it unto thee . Give me thy
gold , good John o ' the Scales , And thine for aye my land shall be . Then John
he did him to record draw , And John he caste him a gods pennie ; But for every ...
My gold is gone , my money is spent , My land now take it unto thee . Give me thy
gold , good John o ' the Scales , And thine for aye my land shall be . Then John
he did him to record draw , And John he caste him a gods pennie ; But for every ...
Page 271
If India be the land of magic , this , my . dearest Matilda , is the country of romance
. The scenery is such as nature brings together in her sublimest moods _
sounding cataracts - hills which rear their scathed heads to the sky - lakes , that ...
If India be the land of magic , this , my . dearest Matilda , is the country of romance
. The scenery is such as nature brings together in her sublimest moods _
sounding cataracts - hills which rear their scathed heads to the sky - lakes , that ...
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| Title | Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Volume 1 Guy Mannering, Or, The Astrologer, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Contributors | James Ballantyne and Co, Archibald Constable & Co, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | James Ballantyne and Company For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London; and Archibald Constable and Company Edinburgh., 1815 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 358 pages |
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