Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 |
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The Author also proposes to publish , on this occasion , the various legends ,
family traditions , or obscure historical facts , which have formed the groundwork
of these Novels , and to give some account of the places where the scenes are
laid ...
The Author also proposes to publish , on this occasion , the various legends ,
family traditions , or obscure historical facts , which have formed the groundwork
of these Novels , and to give some account of the places where the scenes are
laid ...
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lishing the work anonymously , was the consciousness that it was an experiment
on the public taste which might very probably fail , and therefore there was no
occasion to take on myself the personal risk of discomfiture . For this purpose ...
lishing the work anonymously , was the consciousness that it was an experiment
on the public taste which might very probably fail , and therefore there was no
occasion to take on myself the personal risk of discomfiture . For this purpose ...
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... occasions ; and yet I ought to stand exculpated from the charge of ungracious
or unbecoming indifference to public applause . I did not the less feel gratitude for
the public favour , although I did not proclaim it , as the lover who wears his ...
... occasions ; and yet I ought to stand exculpated from the charge of ungracious
or unbecoming indifference to public applause . I did not the less feel gratitude for
the public favour , although I did not proclaim it , as the lover who wears his ...
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To this I may add , I can easily conceive that there may have been circumstances
which gave a colour to the general report of my brother being interested in these
works ; and in particular that it might derive strength from my having occasion to ...
To this I may add , I can easily conceive that there may have been circumstances
which gave a colour to the general report of my brother being interested in these
works ; and in particular that it might derive strength from my having occasion to ...
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On this occasion , they acted as rangers for beating up the thickets , and rousing
the game . These attendants filled up the court of the castle , spacious as it was .
On the green without , you might have seen the motley assemblage of peasantry
...
On this occasion , they acted as rangers for beating up the thickets , and rousing
the game . These attendants filled up the court of the castle , spacious as it was .
On the green without , you might have seen the motley assemblage of peasantry
...
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