The Handy Volume "Waverly" ...: A legend of Montrose, &cBradbury, Agnew, 1877 |
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... appearance of the horseman himself corresponded well with his military equipage , to which he had the air of having been long inured . He was above the middle size , and of strength sufficient to bear with ease the weight of his weapons ...
... appearance of the horseman himself corresponded well with his military equipage , to which he had the air of having been long inured . He was above the middle size , and of strength sufficient to bear with ease the weight of his weapons ...
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... times , when , as they say , a man's head is safer in a steel - cap than in a marble palace . " " I assure you , sir , " said Lord Menteith , " that , to judge from your appearance , I most highly value the 13 A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
... times , when , as they say , a man's head is safer in a steel - cap than in a marble palace . " " I assure you , sir , " said Lord Menteith , " that , to judge from your appearance , I most highly value the 13 A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
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Walter Scott. judge from your appearance , I most highly value the advantage of your escort ; but I trust we shall have no occasion for any exercise of valour , as I expect to conduct you to good and friendly quarters . " " Good quarters ...
Walter Scott. judge from your appearance , I most highly value the advantage of your escort ; but I trust we shall have no occasion for any exercise of valour , as I expect to conduct you to good and friendly quarters . " " Good quarters ...
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... appearance was more easily accounted for . She had seen from the thicket , the milk- ing of the cows , to superintend which had been her favourite domestic employment , and the habit had pre- ailed even in her deranged state of mind ...
... appearance was more easily accounted for . She had seen from the thicket , the milk- ing of the cows , to superintend which had been her favourite domestic employment , and the habit had pre- ailed even in her deranged state of mind ...
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... appearance of having suffered from his mother's calamities , but appeared to be an infant of uncommon health and strength . The un- happy mother , after her confinement , recovered her reason — at least in a great measure , but never ...
... appearance of having suffered from his mother's calamities , but appeared to be an infant of uncommon health and strength . The un- happy mother , after her confinement , recovered her reason — at least in a great measure , but never ...
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