Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... witness that you do me more than injustice in suspecting me capable of betraying your secrets , even had it been necessary to save my own life or that of Ju- lian . That you are walking in a dangerous path I well know ; but you do it ...
... witness that you do me more than injustice in suspecting me capable of betraying your secrets , even had it been necessary to save my own life or that of Ju- lian . That you are walking in a dangerous path I well know ; but you do it ...
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... witnesses . " 66 29 " It is a generous resolution , and worthy of my friend , " said Julian Peveril . " I will go with him , and share his fate , be it what it may . " " Alas , foolish boy ! " answered the Countess , 66 as well may you ...
... witnesses . " 66 29 " It is a generous resolution , and worthy of my friend , " said Julian Peveril . " I will go with him , and share his fate , be it what it may . " " Alas , foolish boy ! " answered the Countess , 66 as well may you ...
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... witnesses , of being accessory to , or favourers of , the hellish and damnable Pop- ish Plot , at present carried on within the bowels of the kingdom ; and charging all men , as they loved their allegiance , to render the said Charles ...
... witnesses , of being accessory to , or favourers of , the hellish and damnable Pop- ish Plot , at present carried on within the bowels of the kingdom ; and charging all men , as they loved their allegiance , to render the said Charles ...
Page 66
... witness , " that I will dis- cover the marks of the beast on every one of them betwixt sixteen and seventy , as plainly as if they had crossed themselves with ink , instead of holy water . Since we have a King willing to do justice ...
... witness , " that I will dis- cover the marks of the beast on every one of them betwixt sixteen and seventy , as plainly as if they had crossed themselves with ink , instead of holy water . Since we have a King willing to do justice ...
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... witnesses . " Me- thinks I have seen him somewhere before . Is he from these parts ? ” " Not that I know of , " said Bridlesley ; who like all the other inhabitants of England at the time , an- swered the interrogatories of these ...
... witnesses . " Me- thinks I have seen him somewhere before . Is he from these parts ? ” " Not that I know of , " said Bridlesley ; who like all the other inhabitants of England at the time , an- swered the interrogatories of these ...
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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.