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In the obseure and brief communications which I have had by a secure hand , they do but anticipate their own utter ruin , and ours so general is the depression , so universal the despair . ” “ But the King , ” said Peveril , " the King ...
In the obseure and brief communications which I have had by a secure hand , they do but anticipate their own utter ruin , and ours so general is the depression , so universal the despair . ” “ But the King , ” said Peveril , " the King ...
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... with the resolution and the prudence necessary to secure success , how many occurrences might take place to render his meditation necessary to Bridgenorth ; and thus enable him , on the most equal and honourable terms , to establish ...
... with the resolution and the prudence necessary to secure success , how many occurrences might take place to render his meditation necessary to Bridgenorth ; and thus enable him , on the most equal and honourable terms , to establish ...
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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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He delayed no longer than was necessary to secure his pistols in his belt , wrap his cloak closer around him , and take his small portmantle under his arm . Thus accoutred , he followed her out of the Keep , or inhabited part of the ...
He delayed no longer than was necessary to secure his pistols in his belt , wrap his cloak closer around him , and take his small portmantle under his arm . Thus accoutred , he followed her out of the Keep , or inhabited part of the ...
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To seek his country's welfare , and secure the blessings of domestic peace - to discharge a bold and perilous duty to his friend and patron — to regard his passion for Alice Bridgenorth , as the loadstar which was to guide him to noble ...
To seek his country's welfare , and secure the blessings of domestic peace - to discharge a bold and perilous duty to his friend and patron — to regard his passion for Alice Bridgenorth , as the loadstar which was to guide him to noble ...
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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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