Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 13
... appearance , the suddenness of which alone has prevented you from carrying your confidence to a pitch which would have placed my life and that of others at the discretion of a boy , who , when the cause of God and his country is laid ...
... appearance , the suddenness of which alone has prevented you from carrying your confidence to a pitch which would have placed my life and that of others at the discretion of a boy , who , when the cause of God and his country is laid ...
Page 49
... appearance of some ancient cemetery , than of the interior of a fortification . The round and elevated tower - the ancient mount , with its quadrangular sides facing the ruinous edifices which once boasted the name of Cathedral - seemed ...
... appearance of some ancient cemetery , than of the interior of a fortification . The round and elevated tower - the ancient mount , with its quadrangular sides facing the ruinous edifices which once boasted the name of Cathedral - seemed ...
Page 63
... appearance . As these also gave perfect satis- faction to the customer , it remained only to settle the price with Bridlesley , who of course swore his customer had pitched upon the best horse ever darkened the stable door , since he ...
... appearance . As these also gave perfect satis- faction to the customer , it remained only to settle the price with Bridlesley , who of course swore his customer had pitched upon the best horse ever darkened the stable door , since he ...
Page 75
... appearance exhibited by the person before him . " Yes , " answered the stranger , " I see that you , like other young gentlemen of the time , are better acquainted with Cowley and Waller , than with the well of English undefiled . ' I ...
... appearance exhibited by the person before him . " Yes , " answered the stranger , " I see that you , like other young gentlemen of the time , are better acquainted with Cowley and Waller , than with the well of English undefiled . ' I ...
Page 81
... appearance , was so much better mounted than himself , as to render vain any thoughts of outriding him . He pulled up his horse to a more reasonable pace , therefore , in a sort of despair . Up- on his doing so , his companion , who had ...
... appearance , was so much better mounted than himself , as to render vain any thoughts of outriding him . He pulled up his horse to a more reasonable pace , therefore , in a sort of despair . Up- on his doing so , his companion , who had ...
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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.