Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 35
... Lord Derby already told me something of this , " said Julian ; and that there were agents in this is- land whose object was to excite insurrection . " " Yes , " answered the Countess , and her eye flashed fire as she spoke ; " and had ...
... Lord Derby already told me something of this , " said Julian ; and that there were agents in this is- land whose object was to excite insurrection . " " Yes , " answered the Countess , and her eye flashed fire as she spoke ; " and had ...
Page 36
... Lords , and publicly demand justice for the insult thrown on his house , by per- jured and interested witnesses . " 66 29 " It is a generous resolution , and worthy of my friend , " said Julian Peveril . " I will go with him , and share ...
... Lords , and publicly demand justice for the insult thrown on his house , by per- jured and interested witnesses . " 66 29 " It is a generous resolution , and worthy of my friend , " said Julian Peveril . " I will go with him , and share ...
Page 85
... lord - an all - be - ruffed Dame Barbara for the lady gay - a Jesuit , in a but- ler's habit , to say grace - an old tale of Edgehill and Worster fights to relish a cold venison pasty , and a flask of claret mantled with cobwebs - a bed ...
... lord - an all - be - ruffed Dame Barbara for the lady gay - a Jesuit , in a but- ler's habit , to say grace - an old tale of Edgehill and Worster fights to relish a cold venison pasty , and a flask of claret mantled with cobwebs - a bed ...
Page 110
... Lord of the Castle and his interment . When this last event had taken place , the nightly beacon was rekindled with some ceremony , and continued till fate called the successor to sleep with his fathers . It is not known from what ...
... Lord of the Castle and his interment . When this last event had taken place , the nightly beacon was rekindled with some ceremony , and continued till fate called the successor to sleep with his fathers . It is not known from what ...
Page 117
... Lord ! what will Mathew Chamberlain say ? " but instantly add- ed , " Let him say what he will , I may dispose of what's my own . " With the haste of a double - feed hostler did Ju- lian exchange the equipments of his jaded brute with ...
... Lord ! what will Mathew Chamberlain say ? " but instantly add- ed , " Let him say what he will , I may dispose of what's my own . " With the haste of a double - feed hostler did Ju- lian exchange the equipments of his jaded brute with ...
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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.