Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
... 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 was like the Lady of Latham to thrust her friend's ...
... 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 was like the Lady of Latham to thrust her friend's ...
Page 48
... apartment . His servant soon afterwards brought him wine and refreshments ; to which , notwithstanding the various matters he had to occupy his mind , he contrived to do reasonable justice . But when this needful oc- cupation was ...
... apartment . His servant soon afterwards brought him wine and refreshments ; to which , notwithstanding the various matters he had to occupy his mind , he contrived to do reasonable justice . But when this needful oc- cupation was ...
Page 49
... apartment , so soon as the gates were locked , and the watch set . The custom was given up in James the First's time , and the passage aban doned , on account of the well - known legend 5 * PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 49 dumb maiden standing ...
... apartment , so soon as the gates were locked , and the watch set . The custom was given up in James the First's time , and the passage aban doned , on account of the well - known legend 5 * PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 49 dumb maiden standing ...
Page 71
... 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 napkin , and all was in ...
... 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 napkin , and all was in ...
Page 100
... apartment like a dish of salmagundi ! ” " But for an epiglottis like mine , " continued Gan- lesse , " down which the most delicate morsels are washed by such claret as thou art now pouring out , thou couldst not , in thy bitterest mood ...
... apartment like a dish of salmagundi ! ” " But for an epiglottis like mine , " continued Gan- lesse , " down which the most delicate morsels are washed by such claret as thou art now pouring out , thou couldst not , in thy bitterest mood ...
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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.