Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 12
... Major Bridgenorth . On this second occasion his countenance exhibited anger mixed with solemnity , like that of the spirit to a ghost- seer , whom he upbraids with having neglected a charge imposed at their first meeting . Even his ...
... Major Bridgenorth . On this second occasion his countenance exhibited anger mixed with solemnity , like that of the spirit to a ghost- seer , whom he upbraids with having neglected a charge imposed at their first meeting . Even his ...
Page 13
... Major Bridgenorth , turning from his daughter to her lover , - " you , sir , have well repaid the liberal confidence which I placed in you with so little reserve . You I have to thank also for some lessons , which may teach me to rest ...
... Major Bridgenorth , turning from his daughter to her lover , - " you , sir , have well repaid the liberal confidence which I placed in you with so little reserve . You I have to thank also for some lessons , which may teach me to rest ...
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... Major Bridgenorth , " said Julian , " whatever has happened in this interview which may have displeased you , has been the result of feelings sud- denly and strongly animated by the crisis of the moment - nothing was premeditated ...
... Major Bridgenorth , " said Julian , " whatever has happened in this interview which may have displeased you , has been the result of feelings sud- denly and strongly animated by the crisis of the moment - nothing was premeditated ...
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... Major Bridgenorth seemed resolved quietly to await his answer , he mustered up courage to say , " The feelings which I entertain towards your daughter , Master Bridgenorth , are of a nature to supersede many other considerations , to ...
... Major Bridgenorth seemed resolved quietly to await his answer , he mustered up courage to say , " The feelings which I entertain towards your daughter , Master Bridgenorth , are of a nature to supersede many other considerations , to ...
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... Major Bridgenorth . I am incapa- ble of the infamy which you allude to . The pro- posal I made to your daughter was as sincere as ever was offered by man to woman . I only hesi- tated , because you think it necessary to examine me so ...
... Major Bridgenorth . I am incapa- ble of the infamy which you allude to . The pro- posal I made to your daughter was as sincere as ever was offered by man to woman . I only hesi- tated , because you think it necessary to examine me so ...
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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.