Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... character of those who are around me . 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 ...
... character of those who are around me . 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 ...
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... character of his bigoted suc- cessor , we already see what sort of monareh shall .succeed to the crown of England . This is a criti- cal period , at which it necessarily becomes the duty of all men to step forward , each in his degree ...
... character of his bigoted suc- cessor , we already see what sort of monareh shall .succeed to the crown of England . This is a criti- cal period , at which it necessarily becomes the duty of all men to step forward , each in his degree ...
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... character , in keep- ing at as great a distance from her as circumstances admitted . With this purpose , he made the sign she used for going to sleep , by leaning his head on his palm ; and having thus recommended to her to go to rest ...
... character , in keep- ing at as great a distance from her as circumstances admitted . With this purpose , he made the sign she used for going to sleep , by leaning his head on his palm ; and having thus recommended to her to go to rest ...
Page 56
... character , and the intrigues in which he was engag- ed ; but , then , if so , to what peril was she exposed , that she invoked his name so loudly ? Determined to make instant inquiry , he jumped out of his hammock , half - dressed as ...
... character , and the intrigues in which he was engag- ed ; but , then , if so , to what peril was she exposed , that she invoked his name so loudly ? Determined to make instant inquiry , he jumped out of his hammock , half - dressed as ...
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... characters of an alehouse and a mill , where the sign of the Cat ( the landlord's faithful ally in defence of his meal - sacks ) booted as high as Grimalkin in the fairy tale , and playing on the fiddle for the more grace , announced ...
... characters of an alehouse and a mill , where the sign of the Cat ( the landlord's faithful ally in defence of his meal - sacks ) booted as high as Grimalkin in the fairy tale , and playing on the fiddle for the more grace , announced ...
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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.