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If he is not offended with the bold wishes I may have formed , and his whole behaviour shows the contrary , I know not a man on earth from whom I have the least cause to apprehend any danger or ill will . " “ My father , ” said Alice ...
If he is not offended with the bold wishes I may have formed , and his whole behaviour shows the contrary , I know not a man on earth from whom I have the least cause to apprehend any danger or ill will . " “ My father , ” said Alice ...
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You are here -- at least are believed to be here - on an errand dangerous to the Lord of the Island . That danger will be retorted on yourself , if you make Man long your place of residence . Be warned , and depart in time .
You are here -- at least are believed to be here - on an errand dangerous to the Lord of the Island . That danger will be retorted on yourself , if you make Man long your place of residence . Be warned , and depart in time .
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... or ashore , if you like it , and lying high and dry upon the sand . Imagine the royal image in the dullest of all predicaments , and you have not equalled mine . " “ I am happy to hear , at least , that you have had no ...
... or ashore , if you like it , and lying high and dry upon the sand . Imagine the royal image in the dullest of all predicaments , and you have not equalled mine . " “ I am happy to hear , at least , that you have had no ...
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The meal which the young Earl'had thus longed for , as a means of ridding him for a space of the time which hung heavy on his hands , was soon over ; as soon , at least , as the habitual and stately formality of the Countess's household ...
The meal which the young Earl'had thus longed for , as a means of ridding him for a space of the time which hung heavy on his hands , was soon over ; as soon , at least , as the habitual and stately formality of the Countess's household ...
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1 much dreaded , seemed to be at least tolerant of his addresses . He could only suppose , in explanation , that Major Bridgenorth had some plan in prospect , which it was in his own power to further or to impede ; while , from the ...
1 much dreaded , seemed to be at least tolerant of his addresses . He could only suppose , in explanation , that Major Bridgenorth had some plan in prospect , which it was in his own power to further or to impede ; while , from 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.
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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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