Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affec- tion , and thereby had brought restraint upon their intercourse . " Julian , " she said ; " your visit of yesterday- your most ill - timed ...
... acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affec- tion , and thereby had brought restraint upon their intercourse . " Julian , " she said ; " your visit of yesterday- your most ill - timed ...
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... acquaintance of the Countess , and to have enjoyed some share of her confidence . The threatening motion used by Fenella , he no longer considered as worthy of any notice excepting as a new mark of the irritability of her temper . He ...
... acquaintance of the Countess , and to have enjoyed some share of her confidence . The threatening motion used by Fenella , he no longer considered as worthy of any notice excepting as a new mark of the irritability of her temper . He ...
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... acquainted with the port , pointed out to Julian a decent place of enter- tainment , chiefly frequented by sea - faring people ; for , although he had been in the town formerly , he did not think it proper to go any where at present ...
... acquainted with the port , pointed out to Julian a decent place of enter- tainment , chiefly frequented by sea - faring people ; for , although he had been in the town formerly , he did not think it proper to go any where at present ...
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... acquainted with this sort of traffic , well knows it is generally a keen en- counter of wits , and attracts the notice of all the idlers within hearing , who are usually very ready to offer their opinions , or their evidence . Amongst ...
... acquainted with this sort of traffic , well knows it is generally a keen en- counter of wits , and attracts the notice of all the idlers within hearing , who are usually very ready to offer their opinions , or their evidence . Amongst ...
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... acquainted with the country , he hoped to be able to push forward to Martindale Castle sooner than the worshipful Mas- ter Topham ; whose saddle was , in the first place , to be padded , and who , when mounted , would , in all ...
... acquainted with the country , he hoped to be able to push forward to Martindale Castle sooner than the worshipful Mas- ter Topham ; whose saddle was , in the first place , to be padded , and who , when mounted , would , in all ...
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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.