Waverley Or The Sixty Years SinceAdam and Charles Black, 1862 - 332 páginas |
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Página iii
... render them in some degree de- serving of a continuance of the public favour with which they have been honoured ever since their first appearance . For a long period , however , it seemed likely that the improved and illustrated edition ...
... render them in some degree de- serving of a continuance of the public favour with which they have been honoured ever since their first appearance . For a long period , however , it seemed likely that the improved and illustrated edition ...
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... rendered indispensable , he will not be surprised that I was abandoned to my own discretion , so far as reading ( my almost sole amusement ) was concerned , and still less so , that I abused the indulgence which left my time so much at ...
... rendered indispensable , he will not be surprised that I was abandoned to my own discretion , so far as reading ( my almost sole amusement ) was concerned , and still less so , that I abused the indulgence which left my time so much at ...
Página viii
... rendered him familiar with all the antiquarian lore necessary for the purpose of compos- ing the projected romance ; and although the manuscript bore the marks of hurry and incoherence natural to the first rough draught of the author ...
... rendered him familiar with all the antiquarian lore necessary for the purpose of compos- ing the projected romance ; and although the manuscript bore the marks of hurry and incoherence natural to the first rough draught of the author ...
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... rendering his language too an cient , and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work designed for mere amusement must be expressed in language ...
... rendering his language too an cient , and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work designed for mere amusement must be expressed in language ...
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... render little better reason for choosing to remain anonymous , than by saying with Shylock , that such was my humour . It will be observed , that I had not the usual stimulus for desiring personal reputation , the desire , namely , to ...
... render little better reason for choosing to remain anonymous , than by saying with Shylock , that such was my humour . It will be observed , that I had not the usual stimulus for desiring personal reputation , the desire , namely , to ...
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