Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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That such should exist cannot be wondered at , when it is considered that the
Publishers found it their interest to hurry through the press a succession of the
early editions of the various Novels , and that the Author had not the usual
opportunity ...
That such should exist cannot be wondered at , when it is considered that the
Publishers found it their interest to hurry through the press a succession of the
early editions of the various Novels , and that the Author had not the usual
opportunity ...
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But I was , on the other hand , so far discouraged by the indifferent reception of
Mr Strutt's romance , as to become satisfied that the manners of the middle ages
did not possess the interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the ...
But I was , on the other hand , so far discouraged by the indifferent reception of
Mr Strutt's romance , as to become satisfied that the manners of the middle ages
did not possess the interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the ...
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Perhaps the curiosity of the public , irritated by the existence of a secret , and kept
afloat by the discussions which took place on the subject from time to time , went
a good way to maintain an unabated interest in these frequent publications .
Perhaps the curiosity of the public , irritated by the existence of a secret , and kept
afloat by the discussions which took place on the subject from time to time , went
a good way to maintain an unabated interest in these frequent publications .
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It remains to be tried whether the public ( like a child to whom a watch is shown )
will , after having been satiated with looking at the outside , acquire some new
interest in the object when it is opened , and GENERAL PREFACE . xxvii.
It remains to be tried whether the public ( like a child to whom a watch is shown )
will , after having been satiated with looking at the outside , acquire some new
interest in the object when it is opened , and GENERAL PREFACE . xxvii.
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interest in the object when it is opened , and the internal machinery displayed to
them . That Waverley and its successors have had their day of favour and
popularity , must be admitted with sincere gratitude ; and the author has studied (
with ...
interest in the object when it is opened , and the internal machinery displayed to
them . That Waverley and its successors have had their day of favour and
popularity , must be admitted with sincere gratitude ; and the author has studied (
with ...
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