Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 9
... Julian does not sit by her ? " " Oh , Julian , " answered the maiden , " why make duty more painful by visionary projects , which you ought not to name , or I to listen to ? —Your parents father - it can not be ! " -my " Fear not for my ...
... Julian does not sit by her ? " " Oh , Julian , " answered the maiden , " why make duty more painful by visionary projects , which you ought not to name , or I to listen to ? —Your parents father - it can not be ! " -my " Fear not for my ...
Page 10
... Julian's proposal . She extricated herself from the arm which had pressed her to his side - arose , and repelling his attempts to approach or detain her , said , with a simplicity not unmingled with dignity , Julian , I always knew I ...
... Julian's proposal . She extricated herself from the arm which had pressed her to his side - arose , and repelling his attempts to approach or detain her , said , with a simplicity not unmingled with dignity , Julian , I always knew I ...
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... Julian ; not so , " answered Alice , with tears in her eyes ; " it is the command of duty to us both of duty , which we can not transgress without risking our happiness here and hereafter . Think what I , the cause of all , should feel ...
... Julian ; not so , " answered Alice , with tears in her eyes ; " it is the command of duty to us both of duty , which we can not transgress without risking our happiness here and hereafter . Think what I , the cause of all , should feel ...
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... Julian Pe- veril , who , feeling the necessity of saying some- thing , could not , at the moment , find any thing more fitting to say . " Yes , sir , I thank you , " said Major Bridge- north , in the same cold sarcastic tone , " for ...
... Julian Pe- veril , who , feeling the necessity of saying some- thing , could not , at the moment , find any thing more fitting to say . " Yes , sir , I thank you , " said Major Bridge- north , in the same cold sarcastic tone , " for ...
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... Julian , " whatever has happened in this interview which may have displeased you , has been the result of feelings sud- denly and strongly animated by the crisis of the moment - nothing was premeditated . " " Not even your meeting , I ...
... Julian , " whatever has happened in this interview which may have displeased you , has been the result of feelings sud- denly and strongly animated by the crisis of the moment - nothing was premeditated . " " Not even your meeting , I ...
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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.