Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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The severe studies necessary to render me fit for my profession occupied the
greater part of my time ; and the society of my friends and companions who were
about to enter life along with up the interval , with the usual ments of young men .
The severe studies necessary to render me fit for my profession occupied the
greater part of my time ; and the society of my friends and companions who were
about to enter life along with up the interval , with the usual ments of young men .
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... his criticism did not extend beyond the departure of the hero for Scotland , and ,
consequently , had not entered upon of the story which was finally found most
interesting . the part Be that as it may , this portion of the GENERAL PREFACE . xi
.
... his criticism did not extend beyond the departure of the hero for Scotland , and ,
consequently , had not entered upon of the story which was finally found most
interesting . the part Be that as it may , this portion of the GENERAL PREFACE . xi
.
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Of literary fame , whether merited or undeserved , I had already as much as might
have contented a mind more ambitious than mine ; and in entering into this new
contest for reputation , I might be said rather to endanger what I had , than to ...
Of literary fame , whether merited or undeserved , I had already as much as might
have contented a mind more ambitious than mine ; and in entering into this new
contest for reputation , I might be said rather to endanger what I had , than to ...
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I may perhaps be thought guilty of affectation , should I allege as one reason of
my silence , a secret dislike to enter on personal discussions concerning my own
literary labours . It is in every case a dangerous intercourse for an author to be ...
I may perhaps be thought guilty of affectation , should I allege as one reason of
my silence , a secret dislike to enter on personal discussions concerning my own
literary labours . It is in every case a dangerous intercourse for an author to be ...
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They entered a very long range of stables : in every stall stood a coal - black
horse ; by every horse lay a knight in coal - black armour , with a drawn sword in
his hand , - but all were as silent , hoof and liinb , as if they had been cut out of ...
They entered a very long range of stables : in every stall stood a coal - black
horse ; by every horse lay a knight in coal - black armour , with a drawn sword in
his hand , - but all were as silent , hoof and liinb , as if they had been cut out of ...
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