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... been anxiously looking out for him , on seeing the cart approaching , left the house , and was standing ready at the yett to give him welcome . B CHAPTER VI . PLEALANDS House stood on the bleak brow THE ENTAIL . CHAPTER V. 19.
... been anxiously looking out for him , on seeing the cart approaching , left the house , and was standing ready at the yett to give him welcome . B CHAPTER VI . PLEALANDS House stood on the bleak brow THE ENTAIL . CHAPTER V. 19.
Page 41
... give a brief epitome of her character . To beauty she had no particular pretensions , nor were her accomplishments of the most refined degree ; indeed , her chief merit consisted in an innate predilection for thrift and household ...
... give a brief epitome of her character . To beauty she had no particular pretensions , nor were her accomplishments of the most refined degree ; indeed , her chief merit consisted in an innate predilection for thrift and household ...
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... give the magistrates and their wives at the conclusion of his eighth provostry . It was , therefore , not extraordinary that Mrs Jarvie should take parti- cular interest in this dress ; but the moment she began to try it on , poor ...
... give the magistrates and their wives at the conclusion of his eighth provostry . It was , therefore , not extraordinary that Mrs Jarvie should take parti- cular interest in this dress ; but the moment she began to try it on , poor ...
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... all which , however , were loosened from their hold in his conscience , by the warrantry which the imprudence of the marriage seemed to give him in the eyes of 9 the world , for doing what he had so 58 THE ENTAIL .-- CHAPTER XVII .
... all which , however , were loosened from their hold in his conscience , by the warrantry which the imprudence of the marriage seemed to give him in the eyes of 9 the world , for doing what he had so 58 THE ENTAIL .-- CHAPTER XVII .
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... give a benevo- lent interpretation to the actions and motives of every man , soon mastered his anxieties ; and he found himself , after the ice was broken , enabled to take a part in the raillery of his mother , who , in high glee and ...
... give a benevo- lent interpretation to the actions and motives of every man , soon mastered his anxieties ; and he found himself , after the ice was broken , enabled to take a part in the raillery of his mother , who , in high glee and ...
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Page 68 - Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
Page 68 - And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.