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At all risks , I resolved that you should know this , and blame me not if I have taken a bold and imprudent step in desiring this solitary interview , since you are aware how little poor Deborah is to be trusted .
At all risks , I resolved that you should know this , and blame me not if I have taken a bold and imprudent step in desiring this solitary interview , since you are aware how little poor Deborah is to be trusted .
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... which I would refuse , with such a prospect before me ? " “ Treachery and dishonour ! ” replied Alice ; " whatever would render you unworthy of the poor boon at which you aim - ay , were it more worthless than I confess it to be .
... which I would refuse , with such a prospect before me ? " “ Treachery and dishonour ! ” replied Alice ; " whatever would render you unworthy of the poor boon at which you aim - ay , were it more worthless than I confess it to be .
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... that you have incurred the contempt and resentment of all to satisfy a boyish passion ; and that the poor beauty , once sufficient to mislead you , was gradually declining under the influence of grief and vexation .
... that you have incurred the contempt and resentment of all to satisfy a boyish passion ; and that the poor beauty , once sufficient to mislead you , was gradually declining under the influence of grief and vexation .
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The men and he talked eagerly in Dutch , looking anxiously at Fenella as they spoke together ; and Peveril hoped the result would be , that the poor young woman should be sent ashore again . But she baffled whatever opposition could be ...
The men and he talked eagerly in Dutch , looking anxiously at Fenella as they spoke together ; and Peveril hoped the result would be , that the poor young woman should be sent ashore again . But she baffled whatever opposition could be ...
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V such expostulation with Fenella on the strangeness of her conduct , as the poor maiden might be able to comprehend . He took her hand with great kindness , but at the same time with much gravity , pointed to the boat , and to the ...
V such expostulation with Fenella on the strangeness of her conduct , as the poor maiden might be able to comprehend . He took her hand with great kindness , but at the same time with much gravity , pointed to the boat , and to 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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