Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... London . He is , he says , not mere- ly the feudal chief of a small island , but one of the noble Peers of England , who must not remain in the security of an obscure and distant castle , when his name , or that of his mother , is ...
... London . He is , he says , not mere- ly the feudal chief of a small island , but one of the noble Peers of England , who must not remain in the security of an obscure and distant castle , when his name , or that of his mother , is ...
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... London , madam , " said Peveril , much moved by the distress of his patroness ; " your ladyship was wont to rely something on my judg- ment . I will act for the best - will communicate with those whom you point out to me , and only with ...
... London , madam , " said Peveril , much moved by the distress of his patroness ; " your ladyship was wont to rely something on my judg- ment . I will act for the best - will communicate with those whom you point out to me , and only with ...
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... London , to inquire into the temper of the times . I will instantly go , and announce my departure to the Earl . " " Stay , Julian , " said the Countess ; " if you must make this journey in our behalf , -and , alas , I have not ...
... London , to inquire into the temper of the times . I will instantly go , and announce my departure to the Earl . " " Stay , Julian , " said the Countess ; " if you must make this journey in our behalf , -and , alas , I have not ...
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... London . " " Pardon me , madam , " said Julian ; " I will do nothing that can draw on me unnecessary attention ; but to bear a feigned name , or affect any disguise beyond living with extreme privacy , would , I think , be unwise as ...
... London . " " Pardon me , madam , " said Julian ; " I will do nothing that can draw on me unnecessary attention ; but to bear a feigned name , or affect any disguise beyond living with extreme privacy , would , I think , be unwise as ...
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... London . You must not be surprised to find that there are one or two addressed to men of my own persuasion . These , for all our sakes , you will ob- serve caution in delivering . " " I go your messenger , madam , " said Peveril ; " and ...
... London . You must not be surprised to find that there are one or two addressed to men of my own persuasion . These , for all our sakes , you will ob- serve caution in delivering . " " I go your messenger , madam , " said Peveril ; " 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.