Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 52
... mistress . Fenella folded her arms , and looked at him with a haughty smile , which completely expressed the determination of her purpose . Peveril was extremely embarrassed ; he was afraid of offending the Countess , and inter- fering ...
... mistress . Fenella folded her arms , and looked at him with a haughty smile , which completely expressed the determination of her purpose . Peveril was extremely embarrassed ; he was afraid of offending the Countess , and inter- fering ...
Page 74
... mistress in putting on the table the dishes which the latter had pre- pared ; and a foaming jug of home - brewed ale being placed betwixt them , was warranted by Dame Whitecraft as excellent ; " for , " said she , “ we know by practice ...
... mistress in putting on the table the dishes which the latter had pre- pared ; and a foaming jug of home - brewed ale being placed betwixt them , was warranted by Dame Whitecraft as excellent ; " for , " said she , “ we know by practice ...
Page 77
... mistress's voice at the door . " Here is the canary , gentlemen , " said the land- lady ; and the goodman has set off the mill , to come to wait on you himself . He always does so , when company drink wine . " " That he may come in for ...
... mistress's voice at the door . " Here is the canary , gentlemen , " said the land- lady ; and the goodman has set off the mill , to come to wait on you himself . He always does so , when company drink wine . " " That he may come in for ...
Page 85
... cobwebs - a bed for you in the priest's hiding hole - and , for aught I know , pretty Mistress Betty , the dairy - maid , to make it ready . " 1 " This has no charms for me , sir 8 * PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 85 "What," ...
... cobwebs - a bed for you in the priest's hiding hole - and , for aught I know , pretty Mistress Betty , the dairy - maid , to make it ready . " 1 " This has no charms for me , sir 8 * PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 85 "What," ...
Page 135
... Mistress Debbitch ? " " She had gone out , " Alice replied , " early after sunset , to visit some old acquaintances in the neigh- bourhood , and she was not yet returned . ” Major Bridgenorth made a gesture expressive of displeasure ...
... Mistress Debbitch ? " " She had gone out , " Alice replied , " early after sunset , to visit some old acquaintances in the neigh- bourhood , and she was not yet returned . ” Major Bridgenorth made a gesture expressive of displeasure ...
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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.