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... whom he upbraids with having neglected a charge imposed at their first meeting . Even his anger , however , produced no more violent emotion than a cold sternness of manner in his speech and 12 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... whom he upbraids with having neglected a charge imposed at their first meeting . Even his anger , however , produced no more violent emotion than a cold sternness of manner in his speech and 12 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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than a cold sternness of manner in his speech and action . “ I thank you , Alice , ” he said to his daughter , “ for the pains you have taken to traverse my designs towards this young man , and towards yourself .
than a cold sternness of manner in his speech and action . “ I thank you , Alice , ” he said to his daughter , “ for the pains you have taken to traverse my designs towards this young man , and towards yourself .
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But remember , what thou hast now said thou wilt soon be called upon to justify , in a manner the most solemn the most awful . ' 56 What I have said , ” replied Julian Peveril , being the unbiassed sentiments of my heart , shall , upon ...
But remember , what thou hast now said thou wilt soon be called upon to justify , in a manner the most solemn the most awful . ' 56 What I have said , ” replied Julian Peveril , being the unbiassed sentiments of my heart , shall , upon ...
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Nay , Morris has misreported me , ” answered Julian ; “ I did but lift her up stairs to be rid of her importunity ; for she chose , in her way , to contest my going abroad in such an obstinate manner , that I had no other mode of ...
Nay , Morris has misreported me , ” answered Julian ; “ I did but lift her up stairs to be rid of her importunity ; for she chose , in her way , to contest my going abroad in such an obstinate manner , that I had no other mode of ...
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... at length solicited his attention in the manner which we have described . Startled out of his reverie by this intimation of her presence , he looked down , and could not , without interest , behold this singular and helpless being .
... at length solicited his attention in the manner which we have described . Startled out of his reverie by this intimation of her presence , he looked down , and could not , without interest , behold this singular and helpless being .
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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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