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Page 33
It is said , a plot , real or fictitious , has been detected amongst the Catholics , which has spread far wider , and more uncontrollable terror , than that of the fifth of November . Its outlines seem utterly incredible , and are only ...
It is said , a plot , real or fictitious , has been detected amongst the Catholics , which has spread far wider , and more uncontrollable terror , than that of the fifth of November . Its outlines seem utterly incredible , and are only ...
Page 35
... of general agitation , whoever disbelieves the least tittle of the enormous improbabilities which have been accumulated by these wretched informers , is instantly hunted down , as one who would smother the discovery of the plot .
... of general agitation , whoever disbelieves the least tittle of the enormous improbabilities which have been accumulated by these wretched informers , is instantly hunted down , as one who would smother the discovery of the plot .
Page 61
... common and interesting to all ; so that , amidst disputes about freight , tonnage , demurrage , and such like , were heard the emphatic sounds of “ Deep , damnable , accursed plot , " _ “ Bloody Papist villains , " - " The crew .
... common and interesting to all ; so that , amidst disputes about freight , tonnage , demurrage , and such like , were heard the emphatic sounds of “ Deep , damnable , accursed plot , " _ “ Bloody Papist villains , " - " The crew .
Page 65
... the hellish and damnable Popish Plot , at present carried on within the bowels of the kingdom ; and charging all men , as they loved their allegiance , to render the said Charles Topham their readiness and most effective assistance ...
... the hellish and damnable Popish Plot , at present carried on within the bowels of the kingdom ; and charging all men , as they loved their allegiance , to render the said Charles Topham their readiness and most effective assistance ...
Page 67
But do not suppose , that although I do not use to garnish my words with oaths out of season , that I will we wanting , when called upon to declare the height and the depth , the width and the length , of this hellish plot against ...
But do not suppose , that although I do not use to garnish my words with oaths out of season , that I will we wanting , when called upon to declare the height and the depth , the width and the length , of this hellish plot against ...
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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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