Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... Chiffinch ? ” " It is your pleasure to say so , my lord , " an- swered Smith , ( whom we shall hereafter call by his real name of Chiffinch , ) with much drunken gravi- ty , for his speech had become a little altered 180 PEVERIL OF THE ...
... Chiffinch ? ” " It is your pleasure to say so , my lord , " an- swered Smith , ( whom we shall hereafter call by his real name of Chiffinch , ) with much drunken gravi- ty , for his speech had become a little altered 180 PEVERIL OF THE ...
Page 181
... Chiffinch- " talkest thou to me of ifs ? —There is neither if nor and in the matter . The great Madam shall be pulled a peg down - the great Plot screwed a peg or two up . Thou knowest Ned ? -Honest Ned had a brother's death to revenge ...
... Chiffinch- " talkest thou to me of ifs ? —There is neither if nor and in the matter . The great Madam shall be pulled a peg down - the great Plot screwed a peg or two up . Thou knowest Ned ? -Honest Ned had a brother's death to revenge ...
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... Chiffinch . " Here , pledge me her health in a brimmer . - Nay , you shall do it on knees too.- Never such a triumphant beauty was seen - I went to church on purpose , for the first time these ten years - Yet I lie , it was not to ...
... Chiffinch . " Here , pledge me her health in a brimmer . - Nay , you shall do it on knees too.- Never such a triumphant beauty was seen - I went to church on purpose , for the first time these ten years - Yet I lie , it was not to ...
Page 183
... Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , ex- claiming , " Hark ! -Zounds , something moved . I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . " 66 " I will cut off any which have drank in but a syllable of thy words , " said the ...
... Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , ex- claiming , " Hark ! -Zounds , something moved . I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . " 66 " I will cut off any which have drank in but a syllable of thy words , " said the ...
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... Chiffinch , and a jingling was heard , as if he were filling his comrade's glass with a very unsteady hand . " Hey - What the devil is the matter ? -I used to carry my glass steady - very steady . " " Well , but this stranger . " " Why ...
... Chiffinch , and a jingling was heard , as if he were filling his comrade's glass with a very unsteady hand . " Hey - What the devil is the matter ? -I used to carry my glass steady - very steady . " " Well , but this stranger . " " Why ...
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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.