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... hand of the corpse , she formally resu- med the troth - plight which she had bestow- ed . Without going through this ceremony , she could not , according to the superstition of the country , have escaped a visit from the ghost of her ...
... hand of the corpse , she formally resu- med the troth - plight which she had bestow- ed . Without going through this ceremony , she could not , according to the superstition of the country , have escaped a visit from the ghost of her ...
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... hands of Ba- sil Mertoun . His own means , whether large or small , were at least fully adequate to his ex- pences ... hand , the table and the accommo- dations at Jarlshof , did not exceed what was maintained by a Zetland proprietor ...
... hands of Ba- sil Mertoun . His own means , whether large or small , were at least fully adequate to his ex- pences ... hand , the table and the accommo- dations at Jarlshof , did not exceed what was maintained by a Zetland proprietor ...
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... hand he threw the money at the fisherman's head , while with the other he pelted him out of the apartment with his own fish . There was so much of appalling and tyrannic fury in the stranger's manner on this occasion , that Sweyn ...
... hand he threw the money at the fisherman's head , while with the other he pelted him out of the apartment with his own fish . There was so much of appalling and tyrannic fury in the stranger's manner on this occasion , that Sweyn ...
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... hand , and head and hang without either judgment or mercy . Hither also came the discarded housekeeper , to consult with her neighbours and kindred , ( for she also was a native of the village , ) what she should do to regain the ...
... hand , and head and hang without either judgment or mercy . Hither also came the discarded housekeeper , to consult with her neighbours and kindred , ( for she also was a native of the village , ) what she should do to regain the ...
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... hand of their rustic neighbours . Mertoun at least seemed of that opinion , for he gave himself no further trouble on the subject of his household expences . 14 The conscript fathers of Jarlshof , having set- tled their THE PIRATE . 27.
... hand of their rustic neighbours . Mertoun at least seemed of that opinion , for he gave himself no further trouble on the subject of his household expences . 14 The conscript fathers of Jarlshof , having set- tled their THE PIRATE . 27.
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Page 50 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
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