The Handy Volume "Waverly" ...: A legend of Montrose, &cBradbury, Agnew, 1877 |
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... attendants the spot where their intended road turned northwards , and , leaving the verge of the loch , ascended a ravine to the right hand , when they discovered a single horseman coming down the shore as if to meet them . The gleam of ...
... attendants the spot where their intended road turned northwards , and , leaving the verge of the loch , ascended a ravine to the right hand , when they discovered a single horseman coming down the shore as if to meet them . The gleam of ...
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... of a sword , if wielded by a strong man ; and none of them had any weapons save swords and pistols , without which gentlemen , or their attendants , during those disturbed times , seldom stirred abroad II A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
... of a sword , if wielded by a strong man ; and none of them had any weapons save swords and pistols , without which gentlemen , or their attendants , during those disturbed times , seldom stirred abroad II A LEGEND OF MONTROSE .
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Walter Scott. attendants , during those disturbed times , seldom stirred abroad . When they had stood at gaze for about a minute , the younger gentleman gave the challenge which was then common in the mouth of all strangers who met in ...
Walter Scott. attendants , during those disturbed times , seldom stirred abroad . When they had stood at gaze for about a minute , the younger gentleman gave the challenge which was then common in the mouth of all strangers who met in ...
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... attendants paid the same attention to their horses , but leaving them to the proffered care of the servants of the place , walked forward into the house , where a sort of dark vaulted vestibule displayed , among other miscellaneous ...
... attendants paid the same attention to their horses , but leaving them to the proffered care of the servants of the place , walked forward into the house , where a sort of dark vaulted vestibule displayed , among other miscellaneous ...
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... attendants . The space which inter- vened between them was , according to the manners of the times , sufficient distinction between master and servant , even though the former was , as in the present instance , of high rank . Meanwhile ...
... attendants . The space which inter- vened between them was , according to the manners of the times , sufficient distinction between master and servant , even though the former was , as in the present instance , of high rank . Meanwhile ...
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