Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 45
... already , said the Countess , smiling , " and are the fitter to go amongst Englishmen in their present mood . But , my cautious friend , these letters are so addressed , and the persons to whom they are addressed so disguised , that you ...
... already , said the Countess , smiling , " and are the fitter to go amongst Englishmen in their present mood . But , my cautious friend , these letters are so addressed , and the persons to whom they are addressed so disguised , that you ...
Page 52
... already pushed off , made a spring from the last step of it with incredible agili- ty , and seated herself beside Peveril , ere he could express either remonstrance or surprise . He com- manded the men once more to pull in to the preca ...
... already pushed off , made a spring from the last step of it with incredible agili- ty , and seated herself beside Peveril , ere he could express either remonstrance or surprise . He com- manded the men once more to pull in to the preca ...
Page 60
... already told all he knew . Of her parents he knew nothing , except that " her father must have been a damned hundsfoot , and a schelm , for selling his own flesh and blood to Adrian Brackel ; " for by such a transaction had the ...
... already told all he knew . Of her parents he knew nothing , except that " her father must have been a damned hundsfoot , and a schelm , for selling his own flesh and blood to Adrian Brackel ; " for by such a transaction had the ...
Page 66
... already executed his charge in that country , which he thought unlikely , as it was pro- bable they would commence by securing those who lived nearest to the sea - ports . A word or two which he overheard , strengthened his hopes ...
... already executed his charge in that country , which he thought unlikely , as it was pro- bable they would commence by securing those who lived nearest to the sea - ports . A word or two which he overheard , strengthened his hopes ...
Page 71
... already spread itself through the apartment ; and the hissing of these savoury viands bore chorus to the simmering of the pan , in which the fish were undergoing a slow- er decoction . The table was covered with a clean huck - a - buck ...
... already spread itself through the apartment ; and the hissing of these savoury viands bore chorus to the simmering of the pan , in which the fish were undergoing a slow- er decoction . The table was covered with a clean huck - a - buck ...
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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.