Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... poor Deborah is to be trusted . " " Can you fear misconstruction from me , Alice ? " replied Peveril , warmly ; " from me , whom you have thus highly favoured - thus deeply obliged ? " " Cease your protestations , Julian , " answered ...
... poor Deborah is to be trusted . " " Can you fear misconstruction from me , Alice ? " replied Peveril , warmly ; " from me , whom you have thus highly favoured - thus deeply obliged ? " " Cease your protestations , Julian , " answered ...
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... poor boon at which you aim - ay , were it more worth- less than I confess it to be . " " Would your father , " said Peveril , as he un- willingly received the impression which Alice de- signed to convey , would he , whose views of duty ...
... poor boon at which you aim - ay , were it more worth- less than I confess it to be . " " Would your father , " said Peveril , as he un- willingly received the impression which Alice de- signed to convey , would he , whose views of duty ...
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... poor beauty , once sufficient to mislead you , was gradually declining under the influence of grief and vexation . This I will not risk . I see distinctly it is best we should here break off and part ; and I thank God who gives me light ...
... poor beauty , once sufficient to mislead you , was gradually declining under the influence of grief and vexation . This I will not risk . I see distinctly it is best we should here break off and part ; and I thank God who gives me light ...
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... poor young woman should be sent ashore again . But she baffled whatever opposition could be oppos- ed to her ; and when the accommodation - ladder , as it is called , was withdrawn , snatched the end of a rope , and climbed on board ...
... poor young woman should be sent ashore again . But she baffled whatever opposition could be oppos- ed to her ; and when the accommodation - ladder , as it is called , was withdrawn , snatched the end of a rope , and climbed on board ...
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... poor maiden might be able to comprehend . He took her hand with great kind- ness , but at the same time with much gravity , point- ed to the boat , and to the Castle , whose towers and extended walls were now scarce visible in the dis ...
... poor maiden might be able to comprehend . He took her hand with great kind- ness , but at the same time with much gravity , point- ed to the boat , and to the Castle , whose towers and extended walls were now scarce visible in the dis ...
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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.