Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... hour , never to meet again . " " No , by Heaven ! " said Peveril , animated at the same time by his own feelings , and by the sight of the emotions which his companion in vain endea- voured to suppress , " No , by Heaven ! " he ex ...
... hour , never to meet again . " " No , by Heaven ! " said Peveril , animated at the same time by his own feelings , and by the sight of the emotions which his companion in vain endea- voured to suppress , " No , by Heaven ! " he ex ...
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... hour , within another , the priest shall unite us ; and within a third , we leave the isle behind us , and seek our fortunes on the conti- nent . " But while he spoke , in joyful anticipation of the consent which he implored ; Alice ...
... hour , within another , the priest shall unite us ; and within a third , we leave the isle behind us , and seek our fortunes on the conti- nent . " But while he spoke , in joyful anticipation of the consent which he implored ; Alice ...
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... 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 . Listen to a caution on my part , given with ...
... 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 . Listen to a caution on my part , given with ...
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... hour ? His father was of another mould ; and how often was it my lot to entreat that he would spare , from the rigid discharge of those duties which his high station imposed , the relaxa- tion necessary to recruit his health and his ...
... hour ? His father was of another mould ; and how often was it my lot to entreat that he would spare , from the rigid discharge of those duties which his high station imposed , the relaxa- tion necessary to recruit his health and his ...
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... hour of pleasure in attempting their rescue . And , for the royalists , either they have caught the general delirium which has seized on Protestants in gene- ral , or they stand aloof and neutral , afraid to show any interest in the ...
... hour of pleasure in attempting their rescue . And , for the royalists , either they have caught the general delirium which has seized on Protestants in gene- ral , or they stand aloof and neutral , afraid to show any interest in the ...
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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.