Sir Walter Scott: the Story of His LifeJ. R. Osgood, 1871 - 488 páginas During his reunion with Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver tells of his quest to recover the remaining treasure from Treasure Island. |
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... heard many a ballad of border chivalry , of passionate love , of tearful sorrow , of ruthless wrong , of deep revenge . His memory retained these lays ; and his persevering curiosity eagerly inquired into the traditions and the history ...
... heard many a ballad of border chivalry , of passionate love , of tearful sorrow , of ruthless wrong , of deep revenge . His memory retained these lays ; and his persevering curiosity eagerly inquired into the traditions and the history ...
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... heard of . The intro- duction of small traits and peculiarities gave a marked individuality to the various fictitious persons whom he presented . When he drew from history , he seized the salient points which contemporaries had noticed ...
... heard of . The intro- duction of small traits and peculiarities gave a marked individuality to the various fictitious persons whom he presented . When he drew from history , he seized the salient points which contemporaries had noticed ...
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... heard poets ay , and some great ones read their own compositions ; and I confess that I wished some other persons had done it . To hear Coleridge , with half - closed eyes , and a measured , sing - song intonation , repeat that ...
... heard poets ay , and some great ones read their own compositions ; and I confess that I wished some other persons had done it . To hear Coleridge , with half - closed eyes , and a measured , sing - song intonation , repeat that ...
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... heard him repeat with infinite feeling and effect a few stanzas from one of the old bal- lads which he loved so well . To the poetry of others he could do justice , and did . Years after this , but before he had " shuffled off this ...
... heard him repeat with infinite feeling and effect a few stanzas from one of the old bal- lads which he loved so well . To the poetry of others he could do justice , and did . Years after this , but before he had " shuffled off this ...
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... hundred - fold , some sixty , some thirty - fold . In Scott's case , what he saw , heard , read , and noticed in his youth , appears to have pervaded his mind to the close of life . — The very name of Dalgetty reminds us of the.
... hundred - fold , some sixty , some thirty - fold . In Scott's case , what he saw , heard , read , and noticed in his youth , appears to have pervaded his mind to the close of life . — The very name of Dalgetty reminds us of the.
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