Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... give happiness to one , who , for your sake is willing to resign honour . " " It can not - it can not be , " said Alice , faulter- ing as she uttered her negative . " And yet , " she said , " how many in my place - left alone and un ...
... give happiness to one , who , for your sake is willing to resign honour . " " It can not - it can not be , " said Alice , faulter- ing as she uttered her negative . " And yet , " she said , " how many in my place - left alone and un ...
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... gives me light enough to perceive , and strength enough to withstand , your folly as well as my own . Fare- well , then , Julian ; but first take the solemn advice which I called you hither to impart to you : -Shun my father - you can ...
... gives me light enough to perceive , and strength enough to withstand , your folly as well as my own . Fare- well , then , Julian ; but first take the solemn advice which I called you hither to impart to you : -Shun my father - you can ...
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... give the cause of nations up , rather than endanger a hair of her lover's head . - You , Master Peveril , doubtless , hold her opinion , that the best love is a safe love ? ” " Were danger alone in my way , " said Peveril , much ...
... give the cause of nations up , rather than endanger a hair of her lover's head . - You , Master Peveril , doubtless , hold her opinion , that the best love is a safe love ? ” " Were danger alone in my way , " said Peveril , much ...
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... give the most re- verential attention . I will not disguise from you , that my father's prejudices against such a match would be very strong ; but I devoutly believe they would disappear when he came to know the merit of Alice ...
... give the most re- verential attention . I will not disguise from you , that my father's prejudices against such a match would be very strong ; but I devoutly believe they would disappear when he came to know the merit of Alice ...
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... give her a claim to kindness and protection from your family , which you know will be disregarded , on condition I consent to bestow her hand on you , with a fortune sufficient to have matched that of your ancestors , when they had most ...
... give her a claim to kindness and protection from your family , which you know will be disregarded , on condition I consent to bestow her hand on you , with a fortune sufficient to have matched that of your ancestors , when they had most ...
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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.