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... manners . He had been formerly bustling , vigorous , hearty , and social ; but from the first account of the death of his son , and the ruin of his fortune , he grew thoughtful and sedentary , and shunned the approach of strangers , and ...
... manners . He had been formerly bustling , vigorous , hearty , and social ; but from the first account of the death of his son , and the ruin of his fortune , he grew thoughtful and sedentary , and shunned the approach of strangers , and ...
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... manner : " Nane o ' your jokes , laird — me even mysel ' to your dochter ! Na , na , Plealands , that canna be thought o ' now a days . But , no to make a ridicule of sic a solemn concern , it's vera true that , hadna my grandfather ...
... manner : " Nane o ' your jokes , laird — me even mysel ' to your dochter ! Na , na , Plealands , that canna be thought o ' now a days . But , no to make a ridicule of sic a solemn concern , it's vera true that , hadna my grandfather ...
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... manner , came rush- ing out from the cottage doors , and pursued the trotting horse with such bark and bay , that the poor animal saw no other for't but to trot from them faster and faster . The noise of the dogs , and of a passenger on ...
... manner , came rush- ing out from the cottage doors , and pursued the trotting horse with such bark and bay , that the poor animal saw no other for't but to trot from them faster and faster . The noise of the dogs , and of a passenger on ...
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... manner of Claud was at the moment well calculated to pro- voke . On reaching the brow of the rising ground where the ... manners and virtues of the family speak for themselves , while we proceed to relate what ensued . CHAPTER VII ...
... manner of Claud was at the moment well calculated to pro- voke . On reaching the brow of the rising ground where the ... manners and virtues of the family speak for themselves , while we proceed to relate what ensued . CHAPTER VII ...
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... manner anent the concerns o ' our family ? It would be a sair heart to me to think that Watty , or any o ' my bairns , werena like the lave o ' the warld ; but ye ken there are degrees o ' capa- eity Girzy , and Watty's , poor callan ...
... manner anent the concerns o ' our family ? It would be a sair heart to me to think that Watty , or any o ' my bairns , werena like the lave o ' the warld ; but ye ken there are degrees o ' capa- eity Girzy , and Watty's , poor callan ...
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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.