Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... better days to England , for these are black with many a storm . " -- " And can you bid me go , Alice ? " said the young man , taking her unresisting hand ; " can you bid me go , and yet own an interest in my fate ? - Can you bid me ...
... better days to England , for these are black with many a storm . " -- " And can you bid me go , Alice ? " said the young man , taking her unresisting hand ; " can you bid me go , and yet own an interest in my fate ? - Can you bid me ...
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... better cared for when you are my wife , than were you to continue under the merce- nary charge of yonder foolish woman ? What could his pride desire better for you , than the establish- ment which will one day be mine ? Come then ...
... better cared for when you are my wife , than were you to continue under the merce- nary charge of yonder foolish woman ? What could his pride desire better for you , than the establish- ment which will one day be mine ? Come then ...
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... better than you love me . But since you do know it , I will show you that Alice's love is disinterested - She will not bring an ignoble name into your ancient house . If hereafter in your line there should arise 10 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... better than you love me . But since you do know it , I will show you that Alice's love is disinterested - She will not bring an ignoble name into your ancient house . If hereafter in your line there should arise 10 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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... Better that men should die bravely , with their arms in their hands , like free - born English- men , than that they should slide into the bloodless but dishonoured grave which slavery opens for its vassals - But it is not of war that I ...
... Better that men should die bravely , with their arms in their hands , like free - born English- men , than that they should slide into the bloodless but dishonoured grave which slavery opens for its vassals - But it is not of war that I ...
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... better than you , the secret but rapid strides which Rome has made to erect her Dagon of idolatry within our Pro- testant land . " Here Julian seeing , or thinking he saw , the drift of Bridgenorth's suspicions , hastened to exculpate ...
... better than you , the secret but rapid strides which Rome has made to erect her Dagon of idolatry within our Pro- testant land . " Here Julian seeing , or thinking he saw , the drift of Bridgenorth's suspicions , hastened to exculpate ...
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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.