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... she observed the power which she possessed over her lover ; and the self - command which Peveril exhibited , which other damsels in her situation might have judged inconsistent with intensity of passion , she appreciated more justly ...
... she observed the power which she possessed over her lover ; and the self - command which Peveril exhibited , which other damsels in her situation might have judged inconsistent with intensity of passion , she appreciated more justly ...
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“ Were danger alone in my way , ” said Peveril , much surprised at the softened tone in which Bridgenorth made this observation , there are few things which I would not ...
“ Were danger alone in my way , ” said Peveril , much surprised at the softened tone in which Bridgenorth made this observation , there are few things which I would not ...
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... he could not but observe that her usual light trip was exchanged for a tardy and mournful step , which she accompanied with low inarticulate moaning ( which she was probably the less able to suppress , beause she could not judge how ...
... he could not but observe that her usual light trip was exchanged for a tardy and mournful step , which she accompanied with low inarticulate moaning ( which she was probably the less able to suppress , beause she could not judge how ...
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These , for all our sakcs , you will observe caution in delivering . ” go your messenger , madam , ” said Peveril ; 16 and whatever you desire me to charge myself with , of that I undertake the care . Yet allow me to doubt whether an ...
These , for all our sakcs , you will observe caution in delivering . ” go your messenger , madam , ” said Peveril ; 16 and whatever you desire me to charge myself with , of that I undertake the care . Yet allow me to doubt whether an ...
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Julian was both displeased and alarmed by the security and carelessness of the sentinels , who had suffered such preparations to be made without observation or alarm given ; and he hesitated whether he should not call the officer of the ...
Julian was both displeased and alarmed by the security and carelessness of the sentinels , who had suffered such preparations to be made without observation or alarm given ; and he hesitated whether he should not call the officer of 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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