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Thou hast it , I know ; for whom do men entrust but trusty Chiffinch ? ” 6. 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 .
Thou hast it , I know ; for whom do men entrust but trusty Chiffinch ? ” 6. 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 .
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said 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 ...
said 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 ...
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said 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 ...
said 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 ...
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Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , exclaiming , “ Hark ! -Zounds , something moved . I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . " “ I will cut off any which have drank in but a syllable of thy words , " said the ...
Chiffinch heard a rustling , and broke off , exclaiming , “ Hark ! -Zounds , something moved . I trust I have told the tale to no ears but thine . " “ I will cut off any which have drank in but a syllable of thy words , " said the ...
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6 You shall not baulk me , ” said 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 .
6 You shall not baulk me , ” said 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 .
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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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