Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... usual kindness and lightness of hu- mour . " Thrice welcome , Sir Knight of Dames , " said the Earl ; " here you rove gallantly , and at free will , through our dominions , fulfilling of appointments , and achieving amorous adventures ...
... usual kindness and lightness of hu- mour . " Thrice welcome , Sir Knight of Dames , " said the Earl ; " here you rove gallantly , and at free will , through our dominions , fulfilling of appointments , and achieving amorous adventures ...
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... usual modes of expla- nation were a blank , occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and changing his posture , he asked of her , by a sign which custom had rendered familiar , whether she brought any message to ...
... usual modes of expla- nation were a blank , occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and changing his posture , he asked of her , by a sign which custom had rendered familiar , whether she brought any message to ...
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... usual kindness ; and having caused him to be seated , beckoned to the mute to resume her needle . In an instant Fenella was seated at an em- broidering - frame ; where , but for the movement of her dexterous fingers , she might have ...
... usual kindness ; and having caused him to be seated , beckoned to the mute to resume her needle . In an instant Fenella was seated at an em- broidering - frame ; where , but for the movement of her dexterous fingers , she might have ...
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... usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most in- nocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure in attempting their rescue . And , for the royalists , either ...
... usual selfish prudence , truckles to the storm ; and will let cord and axe do their work on the most in- nocent men in his dominions , rather than lose an hour of pleasure in attempting their rescue . And , for the royalists , either ...
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... usual sign that the Count- ess desired to see him , -then turned , as if to usher him to her apartment . As he followed her through the long gloomy vaulted passages which afforded communication betwixt the various apartments of the ...
... usual sign that the Count- ess desired to see him , -then turned , as if to usher him to her apartment . As he followed her through the long gloomy vaulted passages which afforded communication betwixt the various apartments of 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.