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... wretch- ed cottages for the inhabitants and tenants of the township of Jarlshof , who held the whole district of the landlord upon such terms as were in those days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , 6 THE PIRATE .
... wretch- ed cottages for the inhabitants and tenants of the township of Jarlshof , who held the whole district of the landlord upon such terms as were in those days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , 6 THE PIRATE .
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Walter Scott. days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , and which , of course , were hard enough . The landlord himself resided upon an estate which he possessed in a more eligible situation , in a different part of the ...
Walter Scott. days usually granted to persons of this descrip- tion , and which , of course , were hard enough . The landlord himself resided upon an estate which he possessed in a more eligible situation , in a different part of the ...
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... person of some consequence ; and although it was conjec- tured that he could not be rich , yet it was cer- tainly known by his expenditure that neither was he absolutely poor . He had , besides , some pow- ers of conversation , when ...
... person of some consequence ; and although it was conjec- tured that he could not be rich , yet it was cer- tainly known by his expenditure that neither was he absolutely poor . He had , besides , some pow- ers of conversation , when ...
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... person of rank superior to their own , was come to reside in the ruinous tenement which they still called the castle . In those days , ( for the present times are greatly altered for the better , ) the presence of a superior , in such a ...
... person of rank superior to their own , was come to reside in the ruinous tenement which they still called the castle . In those days , ( for the present times are greatly altered for the better , ) the presence of a superior , in such a ...
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... person spends the time within doors in feasting and merriment , this unhappy man would wrap himself in a dark - coloured sea - cloak , and wander out along the stormy beach , or upon the desolate heath , indulging his own gloomy and ...
... person spends the time within doors in feasting and merriment , this unhappy man would wrap himself in a dark - coloured sea - cloak , and wander out along the stormy beach , or upon the desolate heath , indulging his own gloomy and ...
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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.
Page 185 - He was a lovely youth ! I guess The panther in the wilderness Was not so fair as he ; And, when he chose to sport and play, No dolphin ever was so gay Upon the tropic sea.
Page 299 - Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on silver Thames did'st cut thy way, With...