Tales of My Landlord,: The black dwarfWilliam Blackwood, Prince's Street: and John Murray, Albemarle Street, London., 1816 - 347 páginas |
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... Ratcliffe here - Let him come without a minute's delay . " The person he had named at this mo- ment entered the room . " I say , Dixon , " continued Mr Vere in an altered tone , " let Mr Ratcliffe know , I beg the favour of his company ...
... Ratcliffe here - Let him come without a minute's delay . " The person he had named at this mo- ment entered the room . " I say , Dixon , " continued Mr Vere in an altered tone , " let Mr Ratcliffe know , I beg the favour of his company ...
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... Ratcliffe at Ellieslaw Castle , who , by the tacit consent , though obvi- ously to the great displeasure , of the lord , of the mansion , seemed , from the moment of his arrival , to assume and exercise a predominant and unaccountable ...
... Ratcliffe at Ellieslaw Castle , who , by the tacit consent , though obvi- ously to the great displeasure , of the lord , of the mansion , seemed , from the moment of his arrival , to assume and exercise a predominant and unaccountable ...
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... Ratcliffe ; and although he was none of those indulgent men of fortune , who , too indolent to ma- nage their own business , are glad to de- volve it upon another , yet , in many in- stances , he was observed to give up his own opinion ...
... Ratcliffe ; and although he was none of those indulgent men of fortune , who , too indolent to ma- nage their own business , are glad to de- volve it upon another , yet , in many in- stances , he was observed to give up his own opinion ...
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... Ratcliffe knew his own importance , but that he was the most honest and skilful fellow in the world ; and that it would be impossible for him to manage his English affairs without his advice and assistance . " Such was the person who ...
... Ratcliffe knew his own importance , but that he was the most honest and skilful fellow in the world ; and that it would be impossible for him to manage his English affairs without his advice and assistance . " Such was the person who ...
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... Ratcliffe . I am incapable of acting , or thinking , under the unexpected violence of such a blow . " " Let us take our horses , call our attend- ants , and scour the country in pursuit of the villains , " said Sir Frederick . " Is ...
... Ratcliffe . I am incapable of acting , or thinking , under the unexpected violence of such a blow . " " Let us take our horses , call our attend- ants , and scour the country in pursuit of the villains , " said Sir Frederick . " Is ...
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Página 119 - Marry, then, sweet wag, when thou art king, let not us, that are squires of the night's body, be called thieves of the day's beauty : let us be — Diana's foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon : And let men say, we be men of good government; being governed as the sea is, by our noble and chaste mistress the moon, under whose countenance we — steal.
Página 122 - When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he.