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Page 21
Like her , I trust to live and die in the faith of the reformed Church of England . ” “ The Church of England ? ” said Bridgenorth , dropping his young friend's hand , but presently resuming it- " Alas ! that church , as now constituted ...
Like her , I trust to live and die in the faith of the reformed Church of England . ” “ The Church of England ? ” said Bridgenorth , dropping his young friend's hand , but presently resuming it- " Alas ! that church , as now constituted ...
Page 66
And hark ye , friend , ” said Mr. Topham ; “ you will have the horse at the door of Mr. Shortell , the mercer , in two hours , as we shall refresh ourselves there with a cool tankard , and learn what folks live in the neighbourhood that ...
And hark ye , friend , ” said Mr. Topham ; “ you will have the horse at the door of Mr. Shortell , the mercer , in two hours , as we shall refresh ourselves there with a cool tankard , and learn what folks live in the neighbourhood that ...
Page 73
... and that she would live and die upon . ” " I shall hardly dispute it , ” said the stranger ; and turning towards Julian , he added , “ I w sh this gentleman , who I suppose is my trencher - companion , much joy of the dainties which ...
... and that she would live and die upon . ” " I shall hardly dispute it , ” said the stranger ; and turning towards Julian , he added , “ I w sh this gentleman , who I suppose is my trencher - companion , much joy of the dainties which ...
Page 79
Is there not Doctor Titus Oates , the saviour of the nation - does he not live at Whitehall , and eat off plate , and have a pension of a thousand a year , for what I know ? and is he not to be Bishop of Litchfield , so soon as Doctor ...
Is there not Doctor Titus Oates , the saviour of the nation - does he not live at Whitehall , and eat off plate , and have a pension of a thousand a year , for what I know ? and is he not to be Bishop of Litchfield , so soon as Doctor ...
Page 86
He has two daughters -- brighter . eyes never beamed under a pinched hood ; and for myself , I think there is more fire in those who live only to love and to devotion , than in your court beauties , whose hearts are running on twenty ...
He has two daughters -- brighter . eyes never beamed under a pinched hood ; and for myself , I think there is more fire in those who live only to love and to devotion , than in your court beauties , whose hearts are running on twenty ...
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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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