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I was plunged into this great ocean of reading without compass or pilot ; and
unless when some one had the charity to play at chess with me , I was allowed to
do nothing save read , from morning to night . I was , in kindness and pity , which
...
I was plunged into this great ocean of reading without compass or pilot ; and
unless when some one had the charity to play at chess with me , I was allowed to
do nothing save read , from morning to night . I was , in kindness and pity , which
...
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He paced through the village to seek a shelter for the night , and despairing to
find one either in the inaccessible tower , or the plundered huts of the peasantry ,
he directed his course to the left hand , where he spied a small decent habitation
...
He paced through the village to seek a shelter for the night , and despairing to
find one either in the inaccessible tower , or the plundered huts of the peasantry ,
he directed his course to the left hand , where he spied a small decent habitation
...
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And how do you , being an Englishman , » said the Knight , « protect your life and
property here , when one of your nation cannot obtain a single night's lodging , or
a draught of water , were he thirsty ? » Marry , noble sir , ” answered the ...
And how do you , being an Englishman , » said the Knight , « protect your life and
property here , when one of your nation cannot obtain a single night's lodging , or
a draught of water , were he thirsty ? » Marry , noble sir , ” answered the ...
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... that there lived on the Borders a jolly , rattling horse - cowper , who was
remarkable for a reckless and fearless temper , which made him much admired ,
and a little dreaded , amongst his neighbours . One moonlight night , as he rode
over ...
... that there lived on the Borders a jolly , rattling horse - cowper , who was
remarkable for a reckless and fearless temper , which made him much admired ,
and a little dreaded , amongst his neighbours . One moonlight night , as he rode
over ...
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By the command of so good a merchant , he brought horses to the same spot
more than once ; the purchaser only stipulating that he should always come by
night , and alone . I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity , or whether
some ...
By the command of so good a merchant , he brought horses to the same spot
more than once ; the purchaser only stipulating that he should always come by
night , and alone . I do not know whether it was from mere curiosity , or whether
some ...
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| Título | Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Walter Scott |
| Autor | Walter Scott |
| Editor | Galignani, 1830 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Estatal de Baviera |
| Digitalizado | 19 Sep 2011 |
| N.º de páginas | 258 páginas |
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