Tales of My Landlord, Том 1E. Duyckinck, 1820 |
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... tion . To the which objection , if , peradventure , any such shall be started , my answer shall be threefold : First , Gandercleugh is , as it were , the central part , the navel ( si fas sit diceri ) of this our na- tive realm of ...
... tion . To the which objection , if , peradventure , any such shall be started , my answer shall be threefold : First , Gandercleugh is , as it were , the central part , the navel ( si fas sit diceri ) of this our na- tive realm of ...
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... tion , and to tell news that had been gathered in foreign lands , or preserved from oblivion in this our own . Now I chanced to have contracted for teaching the lower classes , with a young person called Pe- ter , or Patrick , Pattieson ...
... tion , and to tell news that had been gathered in foreign lands , or preserved from oblivion in this our own . Now I chanced to have contracted for teaching the lower classes , with a young person called Pe- ter , or Patrick , Pattieson ...
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... tion . But the will of the dead must be scrupu- lously obeyed , even when we weep over their per- tinacity and self - delusion . So , gentle reader , I bid you farewell , recommending you to such fare as the mountains of your own ...
... tion . But the will of the dead must be scrupu- lously obeyed , even when we weep over their per- tinacity and self - delusion . So , gentle reader , I bid you farewell , recommending you to such fare as the mountains of your own ...
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... - ment , out of a common feeling that their country had been treated with injustice . The fermenta- tion was universal ; and , as the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms , under the 26 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
... - ment , out of a common feeling that their country had been treated with injustice . The fermenta- tion was universal ; and , as the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms , under the 26 TALES OF MY LANDLORD .
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... tion . The height of the object , which seemed even to decrease as they approached it , seemed to be under four feet , and its form , so far as the imper- fect light afforded them the means of discerning , was very nearly as broad as ...
... tion . The height of the object , which seemed even to decrease as they approached it , seemed to be under four feet , and its form , so far as the imper- fect light afforded them the means of discerning , was very nearly as broad as ...
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