The Strangers of the Glen; Or, The Travellers Benighted: A Tale of MysteryG. Virtue, 1827 - 715 pages |
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... possessed of the embarrassed state of Lord Glendorvie's affairs , had often suggested to him that his lordship would , at no very distant period , be obliged to retire from the splendid society in which he was now shining - the gayest ...
... possessed of the embarrassed state of Lord Glendorvie's affairs , had often suggested to him that his lordship would , at no very distant period , be obliged to retire from the splendid society in which he was now shining - the gayest ...
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... possessed of so expensive a luxury , which he had never before beheld under their humble roof ; but the for- mer soon explained that they had got a visitor in the house , who was no other than Mrs. Simpson , the old housekeeper at ...
... possessed of so expensive a luxury , which he had never before beheld under their humble roof ; but the for- mer soon explained that they had got a visitor in the house , who was no other than Mrs. Simpson , the old housekeeper at ...
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... possessed - the honest acquirements of years of industry and toil . But what avails it ! I have but a little while to live , and I have now no child ! No , no , no - she is gone , too ! she , too , deserted me- and now all is gone ...
... possessed - the honest acquirements of years of industry and toil . But what avails it ! I have but a little while to live , and I have now no child ! No , no , no - she is gone , too ! she , too , deserted me- and now all is gone ...
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... possession of all he wished to know ; and from them he learned the sad detail of Mr. Finlay- son's domestic misfortunes . " Mr. Finlayson , " observed the narrator , " was a widower , with one daughter , a very beautiful and ac ...
... possession of all he wished to know ; and from them he learned the sad detail of Mr. Finlay- son's domestic misfortunes . " Mr. Finlayson , " observed the narrator , " was a widower , with one daughter , a very beautiful and ac ...
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... , to be able to vie with my superiors in fortune , was the height of my ambition . I possessed a handsome person , and my fond and partial mother persuaded herself and me , that THE TRAVELLERS BENIGHTED . 69 CHAPTER V. ...
... , to be able to vie with my superiors in fortune , was the height of my ambition . I possessed a handsome person , and my fond and partial mother persuaded herself and me , that THE TRAVELLERS BENIGHTED . 69 CHAPTER V. ...
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Adela Agnes Finlayson anxiety anxious appeared beheld believe betrayed bosom Callander canna Captain Meredith Cecilia cheek child cilia circumstances companion considered cottage countenance Crosswell dare dear dear father Donaldson door doubt dreadful Elizabeth endeavoured entered evident expression eyes father fear feelings fortune girl glance gude hand happy hastily hear heard heart Helen hope innocent inquired instantly interrupted Jessy Kinloch felt Kinloch's heart knew lady lassie latives latter Lawrie length loch look Lord Glendorvie manner Margaret melan mind Miss Dorset Moggie Mordaunt morning mother Murdochson never observed Kinloch Ogilvie once parents pleasure poor portmanteau present recollection rendered replied Kinloch returned Kinloch Robson Saunders scarcely seemed seen silent Simpson situation smile soon sorrow suffer surprise tears tell tence thought tion tone trembled uttered wish woman Worthington wretched yere young
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Page 243 - When now the young are rear'd, and when the old, Lost to the tie, grow negligent and cold — Far to the left he saw the huts of men, Half hid in mist, that hung upon the fen ; Before him swallows, gathering for the sea, Took their short flights, and...
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