Scott on Himself: A Selection of the Autobiographical Writings of Sir Walter Scott |
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... John , I'll wad you a plack that neither of these two lads ever heard of the Pragmatic Sanction . ' ' Not heard of the Pragmatic Sanction ' said John Davidson ; ' I would like to see that ' . And with a voice of thunder he asked his son ...
... John , I'll wad you a plack that neither of these two lads ever heard of the Pragmatic Sanction . ' ' Not heard of the Pragmatic Sanction ' said John Davidson ; ' I would like to see that ' . And with a voice of thunder he asked his son ...
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... John Bunyan calls them would be a serious misfortune to me . I am not without hope of seducing you to be my guide a little way on my tour . Is there not some book ( sense or nonsense I care not ) on the beauties of Teesdale I mean a ...
... John Bunyan calls them would be a serious misfortune to me . I am not without hope of seducing you to be my guide a little way on my tour . Is there not some book ( sense or nonsense I care not ) on the beauties of Teesdale I mean a ...
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... John , 1800 ) . He made his first attempt at a prose romance , on the subject of Thomas the Rhymer , in 1800 . 8. William Erskine ; see headnote p . 273 . 9. Union of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801 ) . 10. John Murray ( 1778-1843 ) ...
... John , 1800 ) . He made his first attempt at a prose romance , on the subject of Thomas the Rhymer , in 1800 . 8. William Erskine ; see headnote p . 273 . 9. Union of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1801 ) . 10. John Murray ( 1778-1843 ) ...
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Memoirs | 1 |
Letters on Love and Marriage 17951797 | 45 |
Letters to Lady Abercorn 18061810 | 58 |
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