Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... favoured - thus deeply obliged ? " " Cease your protestations , Julian , " answered the maiden , " they do but make me the more sen- sible that I have acted over boldly . But I did for the best . I could not see you , whom I have known ...
... favoured - thus deeply obliged ? " " Cease your protestations , Julian , " answered the maiden , " they do but make me the more sen- sible that I have acted over boldly . But I did for the best . I could not see you , whom I have known ...
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... favours their own prepossessions . " " Julian , " replied Alice , " it is you who misjudge my father's powers , and his purpose with respect to you , and who overrate your own powers of re- sistance . I am but a girl , but I have been ...
... favours their own prepossessions . " " Julian , " replied Alice , " it is you who misjudge my father's powers , and his purpose with respect to you , and who overrate your own powers of re- sistance . I am but a girl , but I have been ...
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... match which you have proposed to me , however unequal it may appear . ' " Show me but the means which can propitiate your favour , Major Bridgenorth , " said Peveril , -- " for I will not doubt that they will be PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 17.
... match which you have proposed to me , however unequal it may appear . ' " Show me but the means which can propitiate your favour , Major Bridgenorth , " said Peveril , -- " for I will not doubt that they will be PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 17.
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... favoured with a sort of negative en- couragement , he could not help suspecting , as well from the language of the daughter , as of the father , that Bridgenorth was desirous , as the price of his favour , he should adopt some line of ...
... favoured with a sort of negative en- couragement , he could not help suspecting , as well from the language of the daughter , as of the father , that Bridgenorth was desirous , as the price of his favour , he should adopt some line of ...
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... favour could only be conciliated by something , on his own part , ap- proaching to dereliction of principle . But by no conjecture which he could form , could he make the least guess concerning the nature of that compliance of which ...
... favour could only be conciliated by something , on his own part , ap- proaching to dereliction of principle . But by no conjecture which he could form , could he make the least guess concerning the nature of that compliance of which ...
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acquaintance Alice Bridgenorth amongst answered apartment arms better betwixt Buckingham called Charles Christian companion countenance Countess of Derby court dance danger daughter Debbitch Deborah Derbyshire Ditchley door Duchess of Portsmouth Duke Duke of Buckingham duty Empson exclaimed eyes faith father favour fear Fenella flageolet followed Ganlesse gentleman give Grace guest hand hast hath head heard honour horse intrigue Jack Ketch Jerningham Jesuits journey Julian Peveril King lady Lance Outram light London look Lord Lord Saville madam Majesty Major Bridgenorth manner Martindale Castle Master Bridgenorth Master Julian means mind Mistress Chiffinch never night Papist passion person Peve pleasure Plot poor Popish Popish Plot present Puritan purpose rendered replied scarce seemed Sir Geoffrey soon speak spoke stood stranger sword thee ther thing thou art thought tion tone Topham turned voice warrant woman words young
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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.