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... A child of eight or nine years not being able to pass them but sideways .'- WALDRON'S Description of the Isle of Man , in his Works , p . 105 , folio . said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and II PEVERIL OF THE PEAK.
... A child of eight or nine years not being able to pass them but sideways .'- WALDRON'S Description of the Isle of Man , in his Works , p . 105 , folio . said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and II PEVERIL OF THE PEAK.
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Sir Walter Scott. said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and look . ' Let me have your signet , or rather , take these warrants , and sign them yourself . ' ' My signet - my signet - Oh ! you mean that with the three monstrous ...
Sir Walter Scott. said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and look . ' Let me have your signet , or rather , take these warrants , and sign them yourself . ' ' My signet - my signet - Oh ! you mean that with the three monstrous ...
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... tones , contortions , and gestures , to which she had recourse . The lower domestics , to whom she was liberal almost beyond her apparent means , observed her with much deference and respect , but much more from fear than from any real ...
... tones , contortions , and gestures , to which she had recourse . The lower domestics , to whom she was liberal almost beyond her apparent means , observed her with much deference and respect , but much more from fear than from any real ...
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... tones , as well as the caprices of her temper , were to their thinking all attributes of the irritable , fickle , and dangerous race from which they supposed her to be sprung . And it seemed , that although no jest appeared to offend ...
... tones , as well as the caprices of her temper , were to their thinking all attributes of the irritable , fickle , and dangerous race from which they supposed her to be sprung . And it seemed , that although no jest appeared to offend ...
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... tone of generous and disinterested de- votion . He let go . the hand of Alice with as much respect as he could have paid to that of a princess ; and when she seated herself upon a rocky fragment , over which nature had stretched a ...
... tone of generous and disinterested de- votion . He let go . the hand of Alice with as much respect as he could have paid to that of a princess ; and when she seated herself upon a rocky fragment , over which nature had stretched a ...
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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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