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Side 5
... appeared before him du- ring the last volume ; but in case our good opi- nion of his sagacity has been exaggerated , and in order to satisfy such as are addicted to the lau- dable practice of skipping , ( with whom we have at times a ...
... appeared before him du- ring the last volume ; but in case our good opi- nion of his sagacity has been exaggerated , and in order to satisfy such as are addicted to the lau- dable practice of skipping , ( with whom we have at times a ...
Side 6
... appearance . His manners corresponded with his attire , for they were scrupulously civil , and not a little formal . He was an elder of the kirk , and , of course , zealous for King George and go- vernment even to slaying , as he had ...
... appearance . His manners corresponded with his attire , for they were scrupulously civil , and not a little formal . He was an elder of the kirk , and , of course , zealous for King George and go- vernment even to slaying , as he had ...
Side 17
... appearance of such an absurd scarecrow will turn it all into ridicule ? " " There is something in that , " said Saunders Fairford , glancing a look at Poor Peter , and then cautiously inserting his fore - finger under his bob - wig , in ...
... appearance of such an absurd scarecrow will turn it all into ridicule ? " " There is something in that , " said Saunders Fairford , glancing a look at Poor Peter , and then cautiously inserting his fore - finger under his bob - wig , in ...
Side 20
... appeared in his place . The Court was very much crowded ; for much amusement had been received on former occa- sions when Peter had volunteered his own ora- tory , and had been completely successful in routing the 20 CHAP . I. NARRATIVE .
... appeared in his place . The Court was very much crowded ; for much amusement had been received on former occa- sions when Peter had volunteered his own ora- tory , and had been completely successful in routing the 20 CHAP . I. NARRATIVE .
Side 21
... appearance of the young man who appeared in the room of Dumtoustie , for the purpose of opening this complicated and long depending process , and the common herd were disappointed at the absence of Peter the client , the Punchinello of ...
... appearance of the young man who appeared in the room of Dumtoustie , for the purpose of opening this complicated and long depending process , and the common herd were disappointed at the absence of Peter the client , the Punchinello of ...
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Side 203 - My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go...
Side 326 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Side 160 - God bless the King !— God bless the Faith's defender !— God bless — No harm in blessing the Pretender. Who that Pretender is, and who that King,— God bless us all, — is quite another thing.
Side 323 - I hope, sir," answered Fairford, civilly, " you are in the habit of reading better books." " Faith," answered Nanty, " with help of a little Geneva text, I could read my Sallust as well as you can ; " and snatching the book from Alan's hand, he began to read, in the Scottish accent.
Side 3 - ... practised by various great authors, and by ourselves in the preceding chapters. Nevertheless, a genuine correspondence of this kind (and Heaven forbid it should be in any respect sophisticated by interpolations of our own !) can seldom be found to contain all in which it is necessary to instruct the reader for his full comprehension of the story.
Side 240 - Charlie,' upon the tenth of June. He is a black sheep, and deserves no encouragement." " Not a bad tune though, after all," said Summertrees ; and, turning to the window, he half hummed, half whistled, the air in question, then sang the last verse aloud: Oh I...
Side 240 - I swear and vow by moon and stars, And sun that shines so early, If I had twenty thousand lives, I'd die as aft for Charlie.