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1 2 a cumstanced as we are , with open war about to break out betwixt our parents and friends , we can be but well - wishers - cold and distant well - wishers , who must part on this spot , and at this hour , never to meet again .
1 2 a cumstanced as we are , with open war about to break out betwixt our parents and friends , we can be but well - wishers - cold and distant well - wishers , who must part on this spot , and at this hour , never to meet again .
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All shall be prepared within an hour , within another , the priest shall unite us ; and within a third , we leave the isle behind us , and seek our fortunes on the contiBut while he spoke , in joyful anticipation of the consent which he ...
All shall be prepared within an hour , within another , the priest shall unite us ; and within a third , we leave the isle behind us , and seek our fortunes on the contiBut while he spoke , in joyful anticipation of the consent which he ...
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Watch , hope , and pray , that the hour may come . ' There was a pause in the conversation , which was first broken by Peveril . “ You have spoken to me in riddles , Major Bridgenorth ; and I have asked you for no explanation .
Watch , hope , and pray , that the hour may come . ' There was a pause in the conversation , which was first broken by Peveril . “ You have spoken to me in riddles , Major Bridgenorth ; and I have asked you for no explanation .
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“ Ay , ” replied the Countess ; but when will the call of duty prove superior to that of the most idle or trivial indulgence which can serve to drive over the lazy hour ? His father was of another mould ; and how often was it my lot to ...
“ Ay , ” replied the Countess ; but when will the call of duty prove superior to that of the most idle or trivial indulgence which can serve to drive over the lazy hour ? His father was of another mould ; and how often was it my lot to ...
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66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
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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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