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Page 61
... course early on the preceding morning , is one of those singular monuments of antiquity with which this singular and interesting island abounds . It occupies the whole of a high rocky peninsula , or rather an island , for it is ...
... course early on the preceding morning , is one of those singular monuments of antiquity with which this singular and interesting island abounds . It occupies the whole of a high rocky peninsula , or rather an island , for it is ...
Page 76
... course , without consulting me , it had been well ; but since I have entered on the affair - and it ap- pears sufficiently important - I must transact it to the best of my own ability . " " Go then , my son , " said the Countess , " and ...
... course , without consulting me , it had been well ; but since I have entered on the affair - and it ap- pears sufficiently important - I must transact it to the best of my own ability . " " Go then , my son , " said the Countess , " and ...
Page 93
... course only petulant and whimsical indications of pettish anger . But when she was angry with others of inferior de- gree - before whom she did not control her- self - the expression of her passion , unable to display itself in language ...
... course only petulant and whimsical indications of pettish anger . But when she was angry with others of inferior de- gree - before whom she did not control her- self - the expression of her passion , unable to display itself in language ...
Page 102
... course to the vehemence of her disposition ; and clapping her hands repeatedly , expressed her displeasure in a sound , or rather a shriek , 8 102 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . sonable and calm as he had shewn himself in their ...
... course to the vehemence of her disposition ; and clapping her hands repeatedly , expressed her displeasure in a sound , or rather a shriek , 8 102 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . sonable and calm as he had shewn himself in their ...
Page 108
... - longed to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their inter- course . " 108 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... - longed to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their inter- course . " 108 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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