Waverley Or 'tis Sixty Years SinceDavid Wilson, 1870 - 503 páginas |
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... lives a prosperous gentleman , but too much occupied with graver business , to thank me for indicating him more plainly as a confidant of my childish mystery . When boyhood advancing into youth required more serious studies and graver ...
... lives a prosperous gentleman , but too much occupied with graver business , to thank me for indicating him more plainly as a confidant of my childish mystery . When boyhood advancing into youth required more serious studies and graver ...
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... live at Waverley - Honour in the style of an old English gentle- man of an ancient descent and opulent fortune . His sister , Miss Rachel Waverley , presided at his table ; and they became , by degrees , an old bachelor and an ancient ...
... live at Waverley - Honour in the style of an old English gentle- man of an ancient descent and opulent fortune . His sister , Miss Rachel Waverley , presided at his table ; and they became , by degrees , an old bachelor and an ancient ...
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... lives . There were a few other youths of better education , and a more liberal character ; but from their society also our hero was in some degree excluded . Sir Everard had , upon the death of Queen Anne , resigned his seat in ...
... lives . There were a few other youths of better education , and a more liberal character ; but from their society also our hero was in some degree excluded . Sir Everard had , upon the death of Queen Anne , resigned his seat in ...
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... lives an hour's diversion , that the king might have that space for escape . “ And , God help her , " would Mrs. Rachel continue , fixing her eyes upon the heroine's portrait as she spoke , " full dearly did she purchase the safety of ...
... lives an hour's diversion , that the king might have that space for escape . “ And , God help her , " would Mrs. Rachel continue , fixing her eyes upon the heroine's portrait as she spoke , " full dearly did she purchase the safety of ...
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... live in monotonous ease at home , look out for amusement abroad . Yet the physi- ognomy of the people , when more closely examined , was far from exhibiting the indifference of stupidity : their features were rough , but remarkably ...
... live in monotonous ease at home , look out for amusement abroad . Yet the physi- ognomy of the people , when more closely examined , was far from exhibiting the indifference of stupidity : their features were rough , but remarkably ...
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