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Page 12
The reader can not have forgotten that this was the second time in which the stolen interviews of the lovers had been interrupted by the unexpected apparition of Major Bridgenorth . ' On this second occasion his countenance exhibited ...
The reader can not have forgotten that this was the second time in which the stolen interviews of the lovers had been interrupted by the unexpected apparition of Major Bridgenorth . ' On this second occasion his countenance exhibited ...
Page 13
“ And you , " continued 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 ...
“ And you , " continued 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 ...
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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 suddenly 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 suddenly and strongly animated by the crisis of the moment - nothing was premeditated .
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At length , perceiving that 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 ...
At length , perceiving that 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 ...
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“ You do me wrong , ” said Peveril- " you do me infinite wrong , Major Bridgenorth . I am incapable of the infamy which you allude to . posal I made to your daughter was as sincere as ever was offered by man to woman .
“ You do me wrong , ” said Peveril- " you do me infinite wrong , Major Bridgenorth . I am incapable of the infamy which you allude to . posal I made to your daughter was as sincere as ever was offered by man to woman .
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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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