Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 27
... permit his starting amusing or interesting topics of conversation . After having passed the flask in si- lence betwixt them once or twice , they withdrew each into a separate embrazure of the windows of the dining apartment , which ...
... permit his starting amusing or interesting topics of conversation . After having passed the flask in si- lence betwixt them once or twice , they withdrew each into a separate embrazure of the windows of the dining apartment , which ...
Page 28
... permit of his putting a mortal affront upon the son of his old neighbour , to whose mother he confessed so much of obligation . While Peveril in vain endeavoured to extract something like a probable theory out of the hints thrown out by ...
... permit of his putting a mortal affront upon the son of his old neighbour , to whose mother he confessed so much of obligation . While Peveril in vain endeavoured to extract something like a probable theory out of the hints thrown out by ...
Page 38
... permit the sufferer to grap- ple with him . " " It shall be as you please , madam , " said Peve- ril . " I am ready to depart upon half an hour's notice . " " This night , then , " said the Countess , after a moment's pause " this night ...
... permit the sufferer to grap- ple with him . " " It shall be as you please , madam , " said Peve- ril . " I am ready to depart upon half an hour's notice . " " This night , then , " said the Countess , after a moment's pause " this night ...
Page 39
... permit , and circumstances ren- der it advisable . " " Of that , " said the Countess , " you must your- self judge . Dispatch is , doubtless , desirable ; on the other hand , arriving from your own family - seat , you will be less an ...
... permit , and circumstances ren- der it advisable . " " Of that , " said the Countess , " you must your- self judge . Dispatch is , doubtless , desirable ; on the other hand , arriving from your own family - seat , you will be less an ...
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... 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 debated in his own mind whether he had not expressed himself towards ...
... 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 debated in his own mind whether he had not expressed himself towards ...
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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.