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They have been , with little alteration , his companions through life . They brought him at one period into prosperity , and when they suited not the times , he suffered for having held them . They have become not only a part , but the ...
They have been , with little alteration , his companions through life . They brought him at one period into prosperity , and when they suited not the times , he suffered for having held them . They have become not only a part , but the ...
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said Peveril , animated at the same time by his own feelings , and by the sight of the emotions which his companion in vain endeavoured to suppress , — " No , by Heaven ! ” he exclaimed , “ we part not - Alice , we part not .
said Peveril , animated at the same time by his own feelings , and by the sight of the emotions which his companion in vain endeavoured to suppress , — " No , by Heaven ! ” he exclaimed , “ we part not - Alice , we part not .
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Leaving his faithful companion , Fairy , in the yillage as before , Julian entered the Castle , and found all within in the same state of quietness and good order which external appearances had announced . CHAPTER II .
Leaving his faithful companion , Fairy , in the yillage as before , Julian entered the Castle , and found all within in the same state of quietness and good order which external appearances had announced . CHAPTER II .
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... prove some mal - practices against him and his companions . In fact , it would seem we had taken the alarm too soon . My mother speaks of consulting you on the subject , Julian ; and I will not anticipate her solemn communication .
... prove some mal - practices against him and his companions . In fact , it would seem we had taken the alarm too soon . My mother speaks of consulting you on the subject , Julian ; and I will not anticipate her solemn communication .
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Neglecting the old friends of his house , as too grave and formal companions for the humour of the times , his intercourse has been with the versatile Shaftesbury - the mercurial Buckingham men who would not hesitate to sacrifice to the ...
Neglecting the old friends of his house , as too grave and formal companions for the humour of the times , his intercourse has been with the versatile Shaftesbury - the mercurial Buckingham men who would not hesitate to sacrifice to 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.
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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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