The novels of Tobias Smollett. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the life of the author [by sir W. Scott, Volume 2 |
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... saying , he knew it would have been to no purpose ; and that , had his inclination been known , my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effec- tually put the gratification of it out of his pow- er : He added , that ...
... saying , he knew it would have been to no purpose ; and that , had his inclination been known , my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effec- tually put the gratification of it out of his pow- er : He added , that ...
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... saying , he dismissed the boys , and , locking the door , left the two preceptors to con- sole one another ; while we moved forwards on our journey , attended by a numerous retinue , whom he treated according to his promise . We parted ...
... saying , he dismissed the boys , and , locking the door , left the two preceptors to con- sole one another ; while we moved forwards on our journey , attended by a numerous retinue , whom he treated according to his promise . We parted ...
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... saying he might be mistaken in Smack , who perhaps kept no correspondence with the other gentleman that robbed his coach ; and that , if an accident had disappointed him to - day , he might soon find opportunities enough to atone for ...
... saying he might be mistaken in Smack , who perhaps kept no correspondence with the other gentleman that robbed his coach ; and that , if an accident had disappointed him to - day , he might soon find opportunities enough to atone for ...
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... saying , he had been to visit Squire Bumpkin , who had drank himself into a high fever at the last assizes ; and that he had , on leaving his own house , told Betty he should dine at home . Accordingly , when he had made an end of his ...
... saying , he had been to visit Squire Bumpkin , who had drank himself into a high fever at the last assizes ; and that he had , on leaving his own house , told Betty he should dine at home . Accordingly , when he had made an end of his ...
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... saying , he got up , and , having paid his reckoning , sneaked off . The landlord thrusting his neck into the passage , to see if he was gone , shook his head , saying , " Ah ! Lord help us ! if every sinner was to have his deserts ...
... saying , he got up , and , having paid his reckoning , sneaked off . The landlord thrusting his neck into the passage , to see if he was gone , shook his head , saying , " Ah ! Lord help us ! if every sinner was to have his deserts ...
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