Novels and Romances of the Author of Waverley, Том 1Archibald Constable & Company, Edinburgh, and Hurst, Robinson & Company, London, 1824 |
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... soon as they found that their situation was rather to be mended than rendered worse by his pre- sence ; and , once relieved from the apprehension of his tyrannizing over them , they laid their heads together to make the most of him by ...
... soon as they found that their situation was rather to be mended than rendered worse by his pre- sence ; and , once relieved from the apprehension of his tyrannizing over them , they laid their heads together to make the most of him by ...
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... soon satisfied , upon fur- ther acquaintance , that the placid , mild quietude of her disposition , and the mental energy of a cha- racter which was but little interested in ordinary and trivial occurrences , was the real cause of her ...
... soon satisfied , upon fur- ther acquaintance , that the placid , mild quietude of her disposition , and the mental energy of a cha- racter which was but little interested in ordinary and trivial occurrences , was the real cause of her ...
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... soon as the state of his father's mind warned him to absent himself , Mordaunt , at every risk , and under every difficulty , was pretty sure to be found the next day at Burgh - Westra , having achieved his journey in less time than ...
... soon as the state of his father's mind warned him to absent himself , Mordaunt , at every risk , and under every difficulty , was pretty sure to be found the next day at Burgh - Westra , having achieved his journey in less time than ...
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... soon be at the bot- tom of the matter " -and so forth . All which re- marks were only whispered , for the hasty disposi- tion of the Udaller had too much of the old Norse fire about it to render it safe for any one to be- come an ...
... soon be at the bot- tom of the matter " -and so forth . All which re- marks were only whispered , for the hasty disposi- tion of the Udaller had too much of the old Norse fire about it to render it safe for any one to be- come an ...
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... soon reported to be " a good deal worse than was to be expected . " She took the opportunity , ( having still all her wits about her , ) to extract from her sympa- thetic husband two promises ; first , that he would christen the child ...
... soon reported to be " a good deal worse than was to be expected . " She took the opportunity , ( having still all her wits about her , ) to extract from her sympa- thetic husband two promises ; first , that he would christen the child ...
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ancient answered arms betwixt boats Brenda Bryce Snaelsfoot Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro dance dark daunt Drows fair father favour fear fish Fitful-head folks frae guests hand hear heard heart Heaven islands jagger Jarlshof John Dryden Kirkwall Lady Glowrowrum land Lerwick look Magnus Troil maidens mair Maister Mordaunt manner mansion master maun mind Minna Troil Mistress Baby Mordaunt Mertoun never Norna Norse Norsemen occasion Odin old Norse once Orkney pedlar racter Ranzelman replied Mordaunt rock Saint Saint Magnus Saint Ninian scarce Scotland seemed shew shore sister song speak stood stranger sure Swertha tacksman tell thee ther thing thou thought Thule tide tion tolemus tone Triptolemus Udaller usual vessel voice waves weel wild wind woman words Yellowley young youth Zetland
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