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... tone of confidence which rather belonged to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their intercourse .
... tone of confidence which rather belonged to the scenes of their early acquaintance , than to those which had passed betwixt them since Peveril had disclosed his affection , and thereby had brought restraint upon their intercourse .
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My father's views in ecclesiastical and civil policy , are as dear to him as the life which he cherishes only to advance them . They have been , with little alteration , his companions through life . They brought him at one period into ...
My father's views in ecclesiastical and civil policy , are as dear to him as the life which he cherishes only to advance them . They have been , with little alteration , his companions through life . They brought him at one period into ...
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... occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and changing his posture , he asked of her , by a sign which custom had rendered familiar , whether she brought any message to him from the Countess .
... occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and changing his posture , he asked of her , by a sign which custom had rendered familiar , whether she brought any message to him from the Countess .
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His servant soon afterwards brought him wine and refreshments ; to which , notwithstanding the various matters he had to occupy his mind , he contrived to do reasonable justice . But when this needful occupation was finished ...
His servant soon afterwards brought him wine and refreshments ; to which , notwithstanding the various matters he had to occupy his mind , he contrived to do reasonable justice . But when this needful occupation was finished ...
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The boatmen brought the matter to a decision ; for , after laying on their oars for a minute , whispering among themselves in Low Dutch or German , they began 52 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
The boatmen brought the matter to a decision ; for , after laying on their oars for a minute , whispering among themselves in Low Dutch or German , they began 52 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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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.
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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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