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But we are Englishmen ; and with us such unnatural lethargy can not continue long . Already , many of those who most desired the return of Charles Stuart , regard him as a King whom Heaven , importunate by our entreaties , gave to us ...
But we are Englishmen ; and with us such unnatural lethargy can not continue long . Already , many of those who most desired the return of Charles Stuart , regard him as a King whom Heaven , importunate by our entreaties , gave to us ...
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66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
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The man , with an air of extreme dignity , pulled from his pocket , and thrust into Peveril's hands a warrant , subscribed by the Speaker of the House of Commons , empowering Charles Topham , their officer of the Black Rod , to pursue ...
The man , with an air of extreme dignity , pulled from his pocket , and thrust into Peveril's hands a warrant , subscribed by the Speaker of the House of Commons , empowering Charles Topham , their officer of the Black Rod , to pursue ...
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... of the manners of the luxurious court of Charles the Second ; amongst whom , excess of extravagance in apparel , like excesses of every other kind , was highly fashionable . Julian at first glanced his eyes but slightly along range ...
... of the manners of the luxurious court of Charles the Second ; amongst whom , excess of extravagance in apparel , like excesses of every other kind , was highly fashionable . Julian at first glanced his eyes but slightly along range ...
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So saying , he reeled out of the apartment , leaving Peveril to think over the extraordinary conversation he had just heard The name of Chiffinch , the well - known minister of Charles's pleasures , was nearly allied to the part which ...
So saying , he reeled out of the apartment , leaving Peveril to think over the extraordinary conversation he had just heard The name of Chiffinch , the well - known minister of Charles's pleasures , was nearly allied to the part which ...
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Page 194 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
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| Title | Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2 Peveril of the Peak, Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | James Crissy, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jan 25, 2007 |
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