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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
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occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
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artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
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Rob Roy (Paperback)
Walter Scott; Created by David Henry Montgomery
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R876
Discovery Miles 8 760
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
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thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:
CHAPTER II. I Walked toward the top of the street, gazing about
till near Market-street, where I met a boy with bread. I had often
made a meal of dry bread, and, inquiring where he had bought it, I
went immediately to the baker's he directed me to. I asked for
biscuits, meaning such as we had at Boston; that sort, it seems,
was not made in Philadelphia. I then asked for a three-penny loaf,
and was told they had none. Not knowing the different prices, nor
the names of the different sorts of bread, I told him to give me
three-penny worth of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great
puffy rolls. 1 was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and,
having no room in my pockets, walked off with a roll under each
arm, and eating the other Thus I went up Market-street as far as
Fourth-street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's
father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made,
as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance. Then I
turned and went down Ches nut-street and part of Walnut-street,
eating my roll all the way, and, coming round, found myself again
at Market-street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went
for a draught of the river water; and, being filled with one of my
rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down
the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go further Thus
refreshed, I walked again up the street which by this time had many
clean-dressed peoplein it, who were all walking the same way. I
joined them, and thereby was led into the great meetinghouse of the
Quakers near the market. I sat down among them, and, after looking
round a while and hearing nothing said, being very drowsy through
labor and want of rest the preceding night, I fell fast asleep, and
continued so till the mee...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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