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Page 27
... of spirits from ennui and impatience of his monotonous and solitary course of life , and the events of the day had given Peveril too much matter for reflection to permit his starting amusing or interesting topics of conversation .
... of spirits from ennui and impatience of his monotonous and solitary course of life , and the events of the day had given Peveril too much matter for reflection to permit his starting amusing or interesting topics of conversation .
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And such a proceeding was totally inconsistent with the conduct of Major Bridgenorth in every other respect ; besides his being too calm and cold - blooded to permit of his putting a ...
And such a proceeding was totally inconsistent with the conduct of Major Bridgenorth in every other respect ; besides his being too calm and cold - blooded to permit of his putting a ...
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And if he went with you , your noble and disinterested kindness would be of no avail - you would but share his ruin , as the swimmer who attempts to save a drowning man is involved in his fate , if he permit the sufferer to grapple with ...
And if he went with you , your noble and disinterested kindness would be of no avail - you would but share his ruin , as the swimmer who attempts to save a drowning man is involved in his fate , if he permit the sufferer to grapple with ...
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I should wish it , madam , certainly , ” replied Peveril , “ did time permit , and circumstances render it advisable . " 66 Of that , ” said the Countess , “ you must yourself judge . Dispatch is , doubtless , desirable ; on the other ...
I should wish it , madam , certainly , ” replied Peveril , “ did time permit , and circumstances render it advisable . " 66 Of that , ” said the Countess , “ you must yourself judge . Dispatch is , doubtless , desirable ; on the other ...
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My sole comfort is , that my stay will scarce be so long as to permit you to forget one who never can forget you . " He held the paper in his hand for a minute after he had folded , but before he had sealed it , while he hurriedly ...
My sole comfort is , that my stay will scarce be so long as to permit you to forget one who never can forget you . " He held the paper in his hand for a minute after he had folded , but before he had sealed it , while he hurriedly ...
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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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