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... once to the tale which I had actually commenced , and accident at length threw the lost sheets in my way . I happened to want some fishing - tackle for the use of a guest , when it occurred to me to search the old writing - desk already ...
... once to the tale which I had actually commenced , and accident at length threw the lost sheets in my way . I happened to want some fishing - tackle for the use of a guest , when it occurred to me to search the old writing - desk already ...
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... once more before he died . ' In fact , on that memorable occasion , when the capital of Scotland was menaced by three trifling sloops or brigs , scarce fit to have sacked a fishing village , he was the only man who seemed to propose a ...
... once more before he died . ' In fact , on that memorable occasion , when the capital of Scotland was menaced by three trifling sloops or brigs , scarce fit to have sacked a fishing village , he was the only man who seemed to propose a ...
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... once . ' The Author , as he is unconscious of anything in the work itself ( except perhaps its frivolity ) which prevents its finding an acknowledged father , leaves it to the candour of the public to choose among the many circumstances ...
... once . ' The Author , as he is unconscious of anything in the work itself ( except perhaps its frivolity ) which prevents its finding an acknowledged father , leaves it to the candour of the public to choose among the many circumstances ...
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... once as the title of my work and the name of my hero . But , alas ! what could my readers have expected from the chivalrous epithets of Howard , Mordaunt , Mortimer , or Stanley , or from the softer and more sentimental sounds of ...
... once as the title of my work and the name of my hero . But , alas ! what could my readers have expected from the chivalrous epithets of Howard , Mordaunt , Mortimer , or Stanley , or from the softer and more sentimental sounds of ...
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... once bewildered on her journey , alone and on foot , without any guide but a blowzy peasant girl , whose jargon she hardly can understand ? Or again , if my Waverley had been entitled ' A Tale of the Times , ' wouldst thou not , gentle ...
... once bewildered on her journey , alone and on foot , without any guide but a blowzy peasant girl , whose jargon she hardly can understand ? Or again , if my Waverley had been entitled ' A Tale of the Times , ' wouldst thou not , gentle ...
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ancient answered appeared arms army attended Bailie Balmawhapple Baron of Bradwardine broadsword caliga called Callum Beg Captain Waverley Castle Caterans CHAPTER character Chevalier Chief Chieftain circumstances clan Colonel Talbot command dear Donald Bean Lean Edinburgh Edward Waverley English Evan Dhu eyes father favour feelings Fergus Mac-Ivor Flora Gay Bowers Gellatley gentleman Gilfillan Glennaquoich hand head heard hero Highland honour hope horse house of Stuart inclosures Jacobites Lady Laird letter look Lord Lord George Murray louis-d'or Lowland Maccombich Macwheeble Major Melville manner military mind Miss Bradwardine Miss Mac-Ivor morning never night observed occasion officer party passed person Perthshire Pinkie House poor portmanteau present Prince prisoner received regiment rendered replied returned romance Rose Bradwardine Scotland Scottish seemed Sir Everard soldiers spirit Spontoon supposed sword thought Tully-Veolan Vich Ian Vohr Waverley-Honour Waverley's Whig young