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... of moss and lichen , interspersed with wild flowers backed with a bush of copsewood , he took his place beside her , indeed , but at such distance as to intimate the duty of an attendant , who was there only to hear and to obey .
... of moss and lichen , interspersed with wild flowers backed with a bush of copsewood , he took his place beside her , indeed , but at such distance as to intimate the duty of an attendant , who was there only to hear and to obey .
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... as he unwillingly received the impression which Alice designed to convey , —- would he , whose views of duty are so strict and severe - would he wish to involve me in aught , to which such harsh epithets as treachery and dishonour ...
... as he unwillingly received the impression which Alice designed to convey , —- would he , whose views of duty are so strict and severe - would he wish to involve me in aught , to which such harsh epithets as treachery and dishonour ...
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... spot Alice and any spot of the British dominions , where her Julian does not sit by her ? ” “ Oh , Julian , " answered the maiden , “ why make duty more painful by visionary projects , which you ought not to name , or I to listen ...
... spot Alice and any spot of the British dominions , where her Julian does not sit by her ? ” “ Oh , Julian , " answered the maiden , “ why make duty more painful by visionary projects , which you ought not to name , or I to listen ...
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6 Not so , Julian ; not so , " answered Alice , with tears in her eyes ; " it is the command of duty to us both - of duty , which we can not transgress without risking our happiness here and hereafter . Think what I , the cause of all ...
6 Not so , Julian ; not so , " answered Alice , with tears in her eyes ; " it is the command of duty to us both - of duty , which we can not transgress without risking our happiness here and hereafter . Think what I , the cause of all ...
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I will talk with you at more leisure , and teach you practically those duties which you seem to have forgotten . ” “ On my honour , sir , ” said Julian , " your daugh“ ter is guiltless of all that can offend you ; sisted every offer ...
I will talk with you at more leisure , and teach you practically those duties which you seem to have forgotten . ” “ On my honour , sir , ” said Julian , " your daugh“ ter is guiltless of all that can offend you ; sisted every offer ...
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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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