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Page 226
... period , on invested a further sum of £ 1,000 . May 13th , 1806 , Scott had The profit had been calcu- lated half - yearly ; his third share for the two - and - a - half years had amounted to a gross total of £ 1,142 . 15. 1. , and his ...
... period , on invested a further sum of £ 1,000 . May 13th , 1806 , Scott had The profit had been calcu- lated half - yearly ; his third share for the two - and - a - half years had amounted to a gross total of £ 1,142 . 15. 1. , and his ...
Page 277
... period in question . If he had invested substantial capital , he had received ( at least from the printing business ) substantial income against it . His draw- ings since 1805 , after deducting Captain John's interest , cannot have been ...
... period in question . If he had invested substantial capital , he had received ( at least from the printing business ) substantial income against it . His draw- ings since 1805 , after deducting Captain John's interest , cannot have been ...
Page 377
... period . But the scenery which it describes is that which Scott visited early in 1793 , when he was preparing the defence of the too - lively McNaught , and it is a curious fact that some of the names in the novel correspond with those ...
... period . But the scenery which it describes is that which Scott visited early in 1793 , when he was preparing the defence of the too - lively McNaught , and it is a curious fact that some of the names in the novel correspond with those ...
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