Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... desirous to com- plete the union which you propose without the knowledge of your parents , and take the chance of their being hereafter reconciled to it ? So I under- stand from the proposal which you made but lately to my daughter ...
... desirous to com- plete the union which you propose without the knowledge of your parents , and take the chance of their being hereafter reconciled to it ? So I under- stand from the proposal which you made but lately to my daughter ...
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... desirous , as the price of his favour , he should adopt some line of conduct in- consistent with the principles in which he had been educated . " You need not fear , Alice , " he said in his heart ; " not even your hand would I purchase ...
... desirous , as the price of his favour , he should adopt some line of conduct in- consistent with the principles in which he had been educated . " You need not fear , Alice , " he said in his heart ; " not even your hand would I purchase ...
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... desirous to have him arrested unless I could 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 ...
... desirous to have him arrested unless I could 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 ...
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... to think himself indifferent , should have been so suddenly desirous of their eternal se- paration , while her father , whose opposition he so much dreaded , seemed to be at least tolerant of PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 27.
... to think himself indifferent , should have been so suddenly desirous of their eternal se- paration , while her father , whose opposition he so much dreaded , seemed to be at least tolerant of PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 27.
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... desirous . He could not imagine , notwithstanding Alice had spoken of treachery , that her father would dare to propose to him uniting in any plan by which the safety of the Countess , or the security of her little kingdom of Man , was ...
... desirous . He could not imagine , notwithstanding Alice had spoken of treachery , that her father would dare to propose to him uniting in any plan by which the safety of the Countess , or the security of her little kingdom of Man , was ...
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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.