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Side 129
... tone , he withdrew his chair a little behind that of the Justice , so as to be un- seen by him or his clerk , who sat upon the same side ; while he bent on me a frown so portentous , that no one who has witnessed the look can for- get ...
... tone , he withdrew his chair a little behind that of the Justice , so as to be un- seen by him or his clerk , who sat upon the same side ; while he bent on me a frown so portentous , that no one who has witnessed the look can for- get ...
Side 130
... will no longer deny that he has seen me before , " said he to the Justice , in a tone of complacency ; " and I trust he will now be reconciled to my temporary guardianship , which may end better for him than 180 CHAP . VI . JOURNAL .
... will no longer deny that he has seen me before , " said he to the Justice , in a tone of complacency ; " and I trust he will now be reconciled to my temporary guardianship , which may end better for him than 180 CHAP . VI . JOURNAL .
Side 156
... tone in which he made this declaration ; the look and attitude , so nobly expressive of absolute confidence in his own su- perior strength and energy , seemed to complete the indecision which had already shewn itself on the side of ...
... tone in which he made this declaration ; the look and attitude , so nobly expressive of absolute confidence in his own su- perior strength and energy , seemed to complete the indecision which had already shewn itself on the side of ...
Side 168
... tone of his voice , which I have already described as rich and powerful , aided by its inflections the effects of his story , which I will endeavour to write down , as nearly as possible , in the very words which he used . " It was not ...
... tone of his voice , which I have already described as rich and powerful , aided by its inflections the effects of his story , which I will endeavour to write down , as nearly as possible , in the very words which he used . " It was not ...
Side 178
... tone of conciliation . " Mr Herries , " I said , " ( if I call you rightly by that name , ) let us speak upon this matter without the tone of mystery and fear in which you seem in- clined to envelope it . I have been long , alas ...
... tone of conciliation . " Mr Herries , " I said , " ( if I call you rightly by that name , ) let us speak upon this matter without the tone of mystery and fear in which you seem in- clined to envelope it . I have been long , alas ...
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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.