Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 44
... Fenella was a just one , her ill - fated attachment to him , like that of the pro- phetic spirit to his family , could bode nothing but disaster , and lamentation , and woe . CHAPTER III . Now hoist the anchor , mates - 44 PEVERIL OF ...
... Fenella was a just one , her ill - fated attachment to him , like that of the pro- phetic spirit to his family , could bode nothing but disaster , and lamentation , and woe . CHAPTER III . Now hoist the anchor , mates - 44 PEVERIL OF ...
Page 47
... Fenella shall acquaint him that you sup in your own apartment . So indeed will I ; for to - night I shall be unable to face my son's looks . Little will he thank me send- ing you on his errand ; and there will be many to ask whether it ...
... Fenella shall acquaint him that you sup in your own apartment . So indeed will I ; for to - night I shall be unable to face my son's looks . Little will he thank me send- ing you on his errand ; and there will be many to ask whether it ...
Page 49
... Fenella aware of the expression which animated them . She cast her large dark eyes mournfully on the ground ; and , without again looking him in the face , made him a signal to follow her . He delayed no longer than was necessary to ...
... Fenella aware of the expression which animated them . She cast her large dark eyes mournfully on the ground ; and , without again looking him in the face , made him a signal to follow her . He delayed no longer than was necessary to ...
Page 50
... Fenella , followed by Peveril , now boldly traversed the ruinous vaults through which it lay - some- times only guided over heaps of ruins by the preca- rious light of the lamp borne by the dumb maiden -sometimes having the advantage of ...
... Fenella , followed by Peveril , now boldly traversed the ruinous vaults through which it lay - some- times only guided over heaps of ruins by the preca- rious light of the lamp borne by the dumb maiden -sometimes having the advantage of ...
Page 51
... Fenella made a sign to Peveril to move with silence and caution , and then showed him , to his surprise , from the window of the deserted guard - room , a boat , for it was now high water , with four rowers , lurking under the cliff on ...
... Fenella made a sign to Peveril to move with silence and caution , and then showed him , to his surprise , from the window of the deserted guard - room , a boat , for it was now high water , with four rowers , lurking under the cliff on ...
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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.