Waverley Novels: Peveril of the PeakReprint Services Corporation, 1902 |
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Page 16
... leave it in her hands , but that better motive combines with natural indolence . But she seems to have feared I should not think exactly like her in this emergency , and she was right in supposing so . ' 6 6 6 How comes the emergency ...
... leave it in her hands , but that better motive combines with natural indolence . But she seems to have feared I should not think exactly like her in this emergency , and she was right in supposing so . ' 6 6 6 How comes the emergency ...
Page 20
... Leave off thy courtesies , and tell thy business . ' The man , who was a native islander , answered in Manx , that he had a letter for his honour , Master Julian Peveril . Julian snatched the billet hastily , and asked whence it came ...
... Leave off thy courtesies , and tell thy business . ' The man , who was a native islander , answered in Manx , that he had a letter for his honour , Master Julian Peveril . Julian snatched the billet hastily , and asked whence it came ...
Page 27
... leaving in the cradle of the new - born babe one of their own brood , which was almost always imperfect in some one or other of the organs proper to humanity . Such a being they conceived Fenella to be ; and the smallness of her size ...
... leaving in the cradle of the new - born babe one of their own brood , which was almost always imperfect in some one or other of the organs proper to humanity . Such a being they conceived Fenella to be ; and the smallness of her size ...
Page 31
... leaves , a scene which she showed to Julian . To his infinite sur- prise he recognised Goddard Crovan's stone , a remarkable monument , of which she had given the outline with sufficient accuracy ; together with a male and female figure ...
... leaves , a scene which she showed to Julian . To his infinite sur- prise he recognised Goddard Crovan's stone , a remarkable monument , of which she had given the outline with sufficient accuracy ; together with a male and female figure ...
Page 42
... leave my native land , you shall be my com- panion in my exile . What have you to lose ? Whom have you to abandon ? - Your father ? — The good old cause , as it is termed , is dearer to him than a thousand daughters ; and setting him ...
... leave my native land , you shall be my com- panion in my exile . What have you to lose ? Whom have you to abandon ? - Your father ? — The good old cause , as it is termed , is dearer to him than a thousand daughters ; and setting him ...
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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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Page 242 - Here lies our sovereign lord the King, Whose word no man relies on, Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 347 - You write me word that I am out of favour with a certain poet, whom I have admired for the disproportion of him and his attributes. He is a rarity which I cannot but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please, and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel!