Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years SinceJ.M. Dent. & Sons Limited, 1919 - 496 páginas |
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... give some offence by its accounts of things within the line of the contemporary susceptibility of his own folk . 1 There was more in Scott's disclaimer , then , than the mere ques- tion of his professional dignity , or the relative ...
... give some offence by its accounts of things within the line of the contemporary susceptibility of his own folk . 1 There was more in Scott's disclaimer , then , than the mere ques- tion of his professional dignity , or the relative ...
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... give it a claim to rank as a forerunner of the move- ment that brought Celtic romance and Celtic folk - lore to bear upon English literature . This was in spite of a certain lurking Lowland prejudice against the Gaelic temper and ...
... give it a claim to rank as a forerunner of the move- ment that brought Celtic romance and Celtic folk - lore to bear upon English literature . This was in spite of a certain lurking Lowland prejudice against the Gaelic temper and ...
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... gives rise to Unavailing Reflections XLVI . The Eve of Battle • 324 · • 329 XLVII . The Conflict • 334 LIV . LVI . Exertion • XLVIII . An Unexpected Embarrassment XLIX . The English Prisoner L. Rather Unimportant LI . Intrigues of Love ...
... gives rise to Unavailing Reflections XLVI . The Eve of Battle • 324 · • 329 XLVII . The Conflict • 334 LIV . LVI . Exertion • XLVIII . An Unexpected Embarrassment XLIX . The English Prisoner L. Rather Unimportant LI . Intrigues of Love ...
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... give them to the press in a corrected , and , he hopes , an improved form , while life and health permit the task of revising and illustrating them . Such being his purpose , it is necessary to say a few words on the plan of the ...
... give them to the press in a corrected , and , he hopes , an improved form , while life and health permit the task of revising and illustrating them . Such being his purpose , it is necessary to say a few words on the plan of the ...
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... give some account of the places where the scenes are laid , when these are altogether , or in part , real ; as well as a statement of particular incidents founded on fact ; together with a more copious Glossary , and Notes explanatory ...
... give some account of the places where the scenes are laid , when these are altogether , or in part , real ; as well as a statement of particular incidents founded on fact ; together with a more copious Glossary , and Notes explanatory ...
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