Novels and Romances of the Author of Waverley, Том 19A. Constable, 1826 |
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... Head , which presents its bare scalp and naked sides to the weight of a tremendous surge , and forms the extreme point of the isle to the south - east . This lofty promontory is constantly exposed to the current of a strong and furi ...
... Head , which presents its bare scalp and naked sides to the weight of a tremendous surge , and forms the extreme point of the isle to the south - east . This lofty promontory is constantly exposed to the current of a strong and furi ...
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... Head , when what is now a cape , will become a lonely mountain islet , severed from the main - land , of which it is at present the terminating extremity . Man , however , had in former days considered this as a remote or unlikely event ...
... Head , when what is now a cape , will become a lonely mountain islet , severed from the main - land , of which it is at present the terminating extremity . Man , however , had in former days considered this as a remote or unlikely event ...
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... Head . He was an honest , plain Zetland gentleman , somewhat passionate , the necessary result of being surrounded by dependents ; and somewhat over - convivial in his habits , the conse- quence , perhaps , of having too much time at ...
... Head . He was an honest , plain Zetland gentleman , somewhat passionate , the necessary result of being surrounded by dependents ; and somewhat over - convivial in his habits , the conse- quence , perhaps , of having too much time at ...
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... Head . " I shall be hand- somely rid of him , " quoth Magnus to himself , " and his kill - joy visage will never again stop the bottle in its round . His departure will ruin me in lemons , how- ever , for his mere look was quite ...
... Head . " I shall be hand- somely rid of him , " quoth Magnus to himself , " and his kill - joy visage will never again stop the bottle in its round . His departure will ruin me in lemons , how- ever , for his mere look was quite ...
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... heads together to make the most of him by various petty tricks of overcharge and ex- tortion , which for a while the stranger submitted to with the most philosophic indifference . An incident , however , occurred , which put his ...
... heads together to make the most of him by various petty tricks of overcharge and ex- tortion , which for a while the stranger submitted to with the most philosophic indifference . An incident , however , occurred , which put his ...
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