Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... woman ? What could his pride desire better for you , than the establish- ment which will one day be mine ? Come then , Alice , and since you condemn me to banishment- since you deny me a share in those stirring achieve- ments which are ...
... woman ? What could his pride desire better for you , than the establish- ment which will one day be mine ? Come then , Alice , and since you condemn me to banishment- since you deny me a share in those stirring achieve- ments which are ...
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... woman . I only hesi- tated , because you think it necessary to examine me so very closely ; and to possess yourself of all my purposes and sentiments , in their fullest extent , without explaining to me the tendency of your own ...
... woman . I only hesi- tated , because you think it necessary to examine me so very closely ; and to possess yourself of all my purposes and sentiments , in their fullest extent , without explaining to me the tendency of your own ...
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... woman in general , would be ex- tremely mortified to think that her precipitate re- treat hither had exposed her to the ridicule of the islanders ; and she is disconcerted , and out of hu- mour , accordingly . In the meanwhile , my sole ...
... woman in general , would be ex- tremely mortified to think that her precipitate re- treat hither had exposed her to the ridicule of the islanders ; and she is disconcerted , and out of hu- mour , accordingly . In the meanwhile , my sole ...
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... 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she baffled whatever opposition could be oppos- ed to her ; and when the accommodation - ladder , as it is called , was withdrawn , snatched the end of a rope , and climbed on board with the ...
... 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she baffled whatever opposition could be oppos- ed to her ; and when the accommodation - ladder , as it is called , was withdrawn , snatched the end of a rope , and climbed on board with the ...
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... woman's sigh sounded so near him , as to disturb his reverie ; and as he turned his head , he saw Fenella seated beside him , with her eyes fixed on the same star which had just occupied his own . His first emotion was that of ...
... woman's sigh sounded so near him , as to disturb his reverie ; and as he turned his head , he saw Fenella seated beside him , with her eyes fixed on the same star which had just occupied his own . His first emotion was that of ...
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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.