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66 bid him farewell , leaving him under the confused and mingled impression of pleasure , doubt , and wonder . Not a little surprised to find himself so far in the good graces of Alice's father , that his suit was even favoured with a ...
66 bid him farewell , leaving him under the confused and mingled impression of pleasure , doubt , and wonder . Not a little surprised to find himself so far in the good graces of Alice's father , that his suit was even favoured with a ...
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66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
66 Charles , ” replied the Countess , “ with his usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most innocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure ...
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At length it arrived — a tap at his door was followed by a low murmur , which made him suspect that the Countess had again employed her mute attendant as the most secure minister of her pleasure on this occasion .
At length it arrived — a tap at his door was followed by a low murmur , which made him suspect that the Countess had again employed her mute attendant as the most secure minister of her pleasure on this occasion .
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Aristocratic , also , as his education had been , the anecdotes respecting Fenella's original situation and education , rather increased his pleasure at having shaken off her company ; and yet he still felt desirous to know any further ...
Aristocratic , also , as his education had been , the anecdotes respecting Fenella's original situation and education , rather increased his pleasure at having shaken off her company ; and yet he still felt desirous to know any further ...
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... but continued to ride on , turning in his own mind , whether it would not be wisest to come to a distinct explanation with his pertinacious attendant , and to explain in so many words , that it was his pleasure to travel alone .
... but continued to ride on , turning in his own mind , whether it would not be wisest to come to a distinct explanation with his pertinacious attendant , and to explain in so many words , that it was his pleasure to travel alone .
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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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