Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1885 |
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... face ; he affected a little stiffness in his behaviour , but managed all his affairs with such clearness , such steadiness , and such application , that it was no wonder he had such success in every undertaking . Here I saw the king ...
... face ; he affected a little stiffness in his behaviour , but managed all his affairs with such clearness , such steadiness , and such application , that it was no wonder he had such success in every undertaking . Here I saw the king ...
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... face of business appeared upon the whole court . Here the measures of the Duke of Savoy's ruin were con- certed , and in order to it the king and the cardinal put themselves at the head of the army , with which they imme- diately ...
... face of business appeared upon the whole court . Here the measures of the Duke of Savoy's ruin were con- certed , and in order to it the king and the cardinal put themselves at the head of the army , with which they imme- diately ...
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... face of things in a miserable case . The French generals had just sent them thirty thousand crowns for present supply , which heartened them a little , but had not the truce been made as it was , they must have sur- rendered upon what ...
... face of things in a miserable case . The French generals had just sent them thirty thousand crowns for present supply , which heartened them a little , but had not the truce been made as it was , they must have sur- rendered upon what ...
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... face , shape , mien , and dress , I may , without vanity , say , the finest that I ever saw . When I had admittance into her apartments , the riches and magnificence of them astonished me ; the cupboard or cabinet of plate , the jewels ...
... face , shape , mien , and dress , I may , without vanity , say , the finest that I ever saw . When I had admittance into her apartments , the riches and magnificence of them astonished me ; the cupboard or cabinet of plate , the jewels ...
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... face full of concern , shaking his head and looking very earnestly : What will become of us , doctor ? said the duke , we shall all be un- done at Frankfort - au - main . Why so , please your highness ? says the doctor . Why , they will ...
... face full of concern , shaking his head and looking very earnestly : What will become of us , doctor ? said the duke , we shall all be un- done at Frankfort - au - main . Why so , please your highness ? says the doctor . Why , they will ...
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