Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 185
... Chiffinch- " his pistols might bark , but they could not bite . " " Most exquisite Chiffinch , thou art turned mich- er as well as padder - Can'st both rob a man and kidnap him ? " " Micher and padder - what terms be these ? " said ...
... Chiffinch- " his pistols might bark , but they could not bite . " " Most exquisite Chiffinch , thou art turned mich- er as well as padder - Can'st both rob a man and kidnap him ? " " Micher and padder - what terms be these ? " said ...
Page 186
... Chiffinch , ❝ but I drink to thee in dudgeon and in hostility- It is a cup of wrath , and a gage of battle . To ... Chiffinch , " answered his companion . " I know thou fearest nothing but beans and ba- con , washed down with bumpkin ...
... Chiffinch , ❝ but I drink to thee in dudgeon and in hostility- It is a cup of wrath , and a gage of battle . To ... Chiffinch , " answered his companion . " I know thou fearest nothing but beans and ba- con , washed down with bumpkin ...
Page 187
... Chiffinch had revealed , he hastily examined his packet , and found that the seal - skin case in which it had been wrapt up , now only contained an equal quantity of waste - paper . If he had wanted further confirmation , the failure of ...
... Chiffinch had revealed , he hastily examined his packet , and found that the seal - skin case in which it had been wrapt up , now only contained an equal quantity of waste - paper . If he had wanted further confirmation , the failure of ...
Page 189
... Chiffinch lounged into the room in which they had supped , in a brocaded night - gown , and green velvet cap , turned up with the most costly Brussels lace . He seemed but half awake ; and it was with drowsy voice that he called for a ...
... Chiffinch lounged into the room in which they had supped , in a brocaded night - gown , and green velvet cap , turned up with the most costly Brussels lace . He seemed but half awake ; and it was with drowsy voice that he called for a ...
Page 190
... Chiffinch taken his morning draught , than he inquired after Lord Saville . " His lordship was mounted and away by peep of dawn , " was Lance's reply . " What the devil ! " exclaimed Chiffinch ; " why this is scarce civil . - What , off ...
... Chiffinch taken his morning draught , than he inquired after Lord Saville . " His lordship was mounted and away by peep of dawn , " was Lance's reply . " What the devil ! " exclaimed Chiffinch ; " why this is scarce civil . - What , off ...
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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.