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Page xiii
... hands at every flash of lightning , and crying out , " Bonny ! bonny ! " Except for a year spent at Bath , in the hope that the . change would be beneficial to his health , and occasional visits to Edinburgh , the boy remained at his ...
... hands at every flash of lightning , and crying out , " Bonny ! bonny ! " Except for a year spent at Bath , in the hope that the . change would be beneficial to his health , and occasional visits to Edinburgh , the boy remained at his ...
Page xvii
... hand at translation ; and in 1796 he published anonymously versions of Bürger's Leonore and The Wild Huntsman . These attracted very little attention , however , beyond the circle of Scott's immediate friends . Nevertheless he continued ...
... hand at translation ; and in 1796 he published anonymously versions of Bürger's Leonore and The Wild Huntsman . These attracted very little attention , however , beyond the circle of Scott's immediate friends . Nevertheless he continued ...
Page xviii
... hand for the more important work that he was to do later . Meanwhile , in 1799 , he was appointed sheriff of Selkirk . This position , which yielded a salary of £ 300 , was especially welcome to him at this time , for it relieved him ...
... hand for the more important work that he was to do later . Meanwhile , in 1799 , he was appointed sheriff of Selkirk . This position , which yielded a salary of £ 300 , was especially welcome to him at this time , for it relieved him ...
Page xxii
... hands when he arranged to edit a similar edition of Swift . The amount of labor that he could turn off at this time is astonishing . When one considers the demands of his official duties as sheriff and clerk of the Court of Session ...
... hands when he arranged to edit a similar edition of Swift . The amount of labor that he could turn off at this time is astonishing . When one considers the demands of his official duties as sheriff and clerk of the Court of Session ...
Page xxv
... hand : Come , drive down , drive down to the house , ' said he ; ' ye're just in time for breakfast , and afterward ye shall see all the wonders of the Abbey . ' 6 " I would have excused myself on the plea of having already made my ...
... hand : Come , drive down , drive down to the house , ' said he ; ' ye're just in time for breakfast , and afterward ye shall see all the wonders of the Abbey . ' 6 " I would have excused myself on the plea of having already made my ...
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