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THEMANOF FEELING, 127
4qor, and my ears rung with imaginary
noifes!
“ I had,not remained long in this fitu-
ation, when the arrival of a friend, who
had accidentally heard of nay return, put
an end to my doubts, by the recital of my
daughter’s . di(honour. He told me he
had his information from a young gentle,
man, to whom Winbrooke had boafted
of his having feduced her..
“ I ftarted from my feat, with broken
curfes on my lips, and without knowing
whither I fhould purfue them,, ordered-
my fervant to load my pidols, and laddie
my horfes. My friend, however,, with
great difficulty, perfuaded me to compofe
myfelf for that night, promifing to ac¬
company me on the morrow to Sir George
Winbrooke’s in queft of his fon.
“ The morrow came, after a night
fpent in a date little diftant from madnefs.
We
4qor, and my ears rung with imaginary
noifes!
“ I had,not remained long in this fitu-
ation, when the arrival of a friend, who
had accidentally heard of nay return, put
an end to my doubts, by the recital of my
daughter’s . di(honour. He told me he
had his information from a young gentle,
man, to whom Winbrooke had boafted
of his having feduced her..
“ I ftarted from my feat, with broken
curfes on my lips, and without knowing
whither I fhould purfue them,, ordered-
my fervant to load my pidols, and laddie
my horfes. My friend, however,, with
great difficulty, perfuaded me to compofe
myfelf for that night, promifing to ac¬
company me on the morrow to Sir George
Winbrooke’s in queft of his fon.
“ The morrow came, after a night
fpent in a date little diftant from madnefs.
We
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Languages & literature > Man of feeling > (139) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/118046896 |
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| Description | Anonymous author: Henry Mackenzie. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.79.241 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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