Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 146
... Lance Outram , subsisting upon the savings of her better days , and on a small pen- sion allowed by Sir Geoffrey to her age and faithful services . Now Dame Ellesmere and Mistress Deborah had # not by any means been formerly on so ...
... Lance Outram , subsisting upon the savings of her better days , and on a small pen- sion allowed by Sir Geoffrey to her age and faithful services . Now Dame Ellesmere and Mistress Deborah had # not by any means been formerly on so ...
Page 147
... Lance , not being conscious that ale had given rotundity to his own figure , which was formerly so slight and active , and that brandy had transferred to his nose the colour which had once occupied his cheeks , was unable to discover ...
... Lance , not being conscious that ale had given rotundity to his own figure , which was formerly so slight and active , and that brandy had transferred to his nose the colour which had once occupied his cheeks , was unable to discover ...
Page 148
Walter Scott. ference that Lance Outram , in his capacity of keep- er , neglected not his own cottage when he supplied the larder at the Castle . A modest sip of the ex- cellent Derbyshire ale , and a tasting of the highly- ` seasoned ...
Walter Scott. ference that Lance Outram , in his capacity of keep- er , neglected not his own cottage when he supplied the larder at the Castle . A modest sip of the ex- cellent Derbyshire ale , and a tasting of the highly- ` seasoned ...
Page 149
... Lance Outram , " said the old woman , " make out , if thou be'st a man , and listen about if aught stirs up at the Castle . " " If there should , " said Outram , " I am even too long here , " and he caught up his cross - bow , and one ...
... Lance Outram , " said the old woman , " make out , if thou be'st a man , and listen about if aught stirs up at the Castle . " " If there should , " said Outram , " I am even too long here , " and he caught up his cross - bow , and one ...
Page 150
... Lance Outram re - entered the cot- tage . " Naunt , " he said in dismay , " I doubt it is true what she says . The beacon tower is as black as my belt . No Pole - star of Peveril . What does that betoken ? " " Death , ruin , and ...
... Lance Outram re - entered the cot- tage . " Naunt , " he said in dismay , " I doubt it is true what she says . The beacon tower is as black as my belt . No Pole - star of Peveril . What does that betoken ? " " Death , ruin , and ...
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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.