Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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Time , as it glided on , brought the blessings of confirmed health and personal
strength , to a degree which had never been expected or hoped for . The severe
studies necessary to render me fit for my profession occupied the greater part of
my ...
Time , as it glided on , brought the blessings of confirmed health and personal
strength , to a degree which had never been expected or hoped for . The severe
studies necessary to render me fit for my profession occupied the greater part of
my ...
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This particular subject was never resumed , but I did not abandon the idea of
fictitious composition in prose , though I determined to give another turn to the
style of the work . My early recollections of the Highland scenery and customs
made so ...
This particular subject was never resumed , but I did not abandon the idea of
fictitious composition in prose , though I determined to give another turn to the
style of the work . My early recollections of the Highland scenery and customs
made so ...
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One was forwarded to the author by Mr Ballantyne , and the alterations which it
received were , by his own hand , copied upon the other proofsheet for the use of
the printers , so that even the corrected proofs of the author were never seen in ...
One was forwarded to the author by Mr Ballantyne , and the alterations which it
received were , by his own hand , copied upon the other proofsheet for the use of
the printers , so that even the corrected proofs of the author were never seen in ...
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The real truth is , that I never expected or hoped to disguise my connexion with
these Novels , from any one who lived on terms of intimacy with me . The number
of coincidences which necessarily existed between narratives recounted , modes
...
The real truth is , that I never expected or hoped to disguise my connexion with
these Novels , from any one who lived on terms of intimacy with me . The number
of coincidences which necessarily existed between narratives recounted , modes
...
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I have been often asked concerning supposed cases , in which I was said to have
been placed on the verge of discovery ; but , as I maintained my point with the
composure of a lawyer of thirty years ' standing , I never recollect being in pain or
...
I have been often asked concerning supposed cases , in which I was said to have
been placed on the verge of discovery ; but , as I maintained my point with the
composure of a lawyer of thirty years ' standing , I never recollect being in pain or
...
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