Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... cause to apprehend any danger or ill will . " My father , " said Alice , " means well by his country , and well by you ; yet I sometimes fear he may rather injure than serve his good cause ; and still more do I dread , that in ...
... cause to apprehend any danger or ill will . " My father , " said Alice , " means well by his country , and well by you ; yet I sometimes fear he may rather injure than serve his good cause ; and still more do I dread , that in ...
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... cause , as it is termed , is dearer to him than a thousand daughters , and setting him aside , what tie is there between you and this barren isle- between my Alice and any spot of the British do- minions , where her Julian does not sit ...
... cause , as it is termed , is dearer to him than a thousand daughters , and setting him aside , what tie is there between you and this barren isle- between my Alice and any spot of the British do- minions , where her Julian does not sit ...
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... cause of all , should feel , when your fa- ther frowns , your mother weeps , your noble friends stand aloof , and you , even you yourself , shall have made the painful discovery , that you have incurred the contempt and resentment of ...
... cause of all , should feel , when your fa- ther frowns , your mother weeps , your noble friends stand aloof , and you , even you yourself , shall have made the painful discovery , that you have incurred the contempt and resentment of ...
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... cause of God and his country is laid before him , has not leisure to think of them , so much is he occupied with such a baby - face as thine . " Alice , pale as death , continued motion- less , with her eyes fixed on the ground ...
... cause of God and his country is laid before him , has not leisure to think of them , so much is he occupied with such a baby - face as thine . " Alice , pale as death , continued motion- less , with her eyes fixed on the ground ...
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... cause of nations up , rather than endanger a hair of her lover's head . - You , Master Peveril , doubtless , hold her opinion , that the best love is a safe love ? ” " Were danger alone in my way , " said Peveril , much surprised at the ...
... cause of nations up , rather than endanger a hair of her lover's head . - You , Master Peveril , doubtless , hold her opinion , that the best love is a safe love ? ” " Were danger alone in my way , " said Peveril , much surprised at the ...
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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.