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... Fenella , after some ancient princess of the island . The Countess herself was not much changed since we last pre- sented her to our readers . Age had rendered her step more slow , but not less majestic ; and while it traced some ...
... Fenella , after some ancient princess of the island . The Countess herself was not much changed since we last pre- sented her to our readers . Age had rendered her step more slow , but not less majestic ; and while it traced some ...
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... was a quickness , decision , and fire , in Fenella's look , and especially in her eyes , which was probably rendered yet more alert and acute , because , through the imperfection of her other 24 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK CHAPTER XVI ...
... was a quickness , decision , and fire , in Fenella's look , and especially in her eyes , which was probably rendered yet more alert and acute , because , through the imperfection of her other 24 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK CHAPTER XVI ...
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... Fenella was so great a proficient , as to rival the fame of Messrs . Snow , Shelley , and other masters of the pen , whose copy - books , pre- served in the libraries of the curious , still show the artists smiling on the frontispiece ...
... Fenella was so great a proficient , as to rival the fame of Messrs . Snow , Shelley , and other masters of the pen , whose copy - books , pre- served in the libraries of the curious , still show the artists smiling on the frontispiece ...
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... Fenella to be ; and the smallness of her size , her dark complexion , her long locks of silken hair , the singularity of her manners and tones , as well as the caprices of her temper , were to their thinking all attributes of the ...
... Fenella to be ; and the smallness of her size , her dark complexion , her long locks of silken hair , the singularity of her manners and tones , as well as the caprices of her temper , were to their thinking all attributes of the ...
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... Fenella joined the song of the mermaids on the moonlight sands , or the dance of the fairies in the haunted valley of Glenmoy , or on the heights of Snawfell and Barool . The sentinels , too , would have sworn they had seen the little ...
... Fenella joined the song of the mermaids on the moonlight sands , or the dance of the fairies in the haunted valley of Glenmoy , or on the heights of Snawfell and Barool . The sentinels , too , would have sworn they had seen the little ...
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acquaintance Alice Bridgenorth amongst answered Peveril apartment arms better betwixt Buckingham called Catholic Chiffinch Christian church companion countenance Countess of Derby Court dame danger daughter Debbitch Derbyshire desirous Ditchley door Duchess of Portsmouth Duke Earl of Derby Empson England eyes father favour fear Fenella followed Ganlesse Geneva band gentleman give Grace guest hand hath head heard Holm-Peel honour horse intimate island Isle Jerningham Jesuits Julian Peveril King lady Lance Outram light London look lord Lord Saville madam Major Bridgenorth manner Martindale Castle Master Bridgenorth Master Julian Matt Chamberlain means mind Mistress mother never night noble Papists passion person pleasure poor Popish Plot present Protestant Puritans purpose rendered replied Roundheads scarce seemed seen Sir Geoffrey soon speak stranger supposed thee thing thou art thought tion tone Topham turned warrant woman young
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