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Bridlesley said he had some horses which might serve the Speaker himself at need ; but that , to speak Christian truth , he had just sold the best in his stable to that gentleman present , who , doubtless , would give up the bargain if ...
Bridlesley said he had some horses which might serve the Speaker himself at need ; but that , to speak Christian truth , he had just sold the best in his stable to that gentleman present , who , doubtless , would give up the bargain if ...
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66 Master Bridgenorth , " said the lady , making strong effort to speak , and to speak with calmness , “ whatever revenge your christian state of conscience may permit you to take on my husband -- I - I , who have some right to ...
66 Master Bridgenorth , " said the lady , making strong effort to speak , and to speak with calmness , “ whatever revenge your christian state of conscience may permit you to take on my husband -- I - I , who have some right to ...
Page 130
Forbear , then , if you are indeed the Christian you call yourself , to exult in the misfortunes of others , or to confide in your own prosperity . If the light of our House be now quenched , God can rekindle it in his own good time .
Forbear , then , if you are indeed the Christian you call yourself , to exult in the misfortunes of others , or to confide in your own prosperity . If the light of our House be now quenched , God can rekindle it in his own good time .
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66 I will have those , ” he said aloud , and without regarding the presence of his guests , " and those 6 only , around me , who know to keep within the sober and modest bounds of a Christian family .
66 I will have those , ” he said aloud , and without regarding the presence of his guests , " and those 6 only , around me , who know to keep within the sober and modest bounds of a Christian family .
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... play in the present intrigue ; but that Christian , whom he had always supposed a Puritan as strict as his brother - in - law Bridgenorth , should be associated with him in a plot so infamous , seemed alike unnatural and monstrous .
... play in the present intrigue ; but that Christian , whom he had always supposed a Puritan as strict as his brother - in - law Bridgenorth , should be associated with him in a plot so infamous , seemed alike unnatural and monstrous .
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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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