Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 169
... attend to your own affairs , which , credit me , deserve all your care , and leave others to the man- agement of theirs . " This was too plain to be misunderstood ; and Peveril was compelled to take his leave of Bridge- north , and of ...
... attend to your own affairs , which , credit me , deserve all your care , and leave others to the man- agement of theirs . " This was too plain to be misunderstood ; and Peveril was compelled to take his leave of Bridge- north , and of ...
Page 170
... attend on him . To this he had to add , that the property at the Castle was taken possession of by Master Win - the - fight , the attorney , from Ches- terfield , with other officers of law , in name of Ma- jor Bridgenorth , a large ...
... attend on him . To this he had to add , that the property at the Castle was taken possession of by Master Win - the - fight , the attorney , from Ches- terfield , with other officers of law , in name of Ma- jor Bridgenorth , a large ...
Page 174
... attend upon the guests and their horses , although the house was well lighted up ; and there was a prodigious chat- tering in the kitchen , such as can only be produced by a French cook , when his mystery is in the very moment of ...
... attend upon the guests and their horses , although the house was well lighted up ; and there was a prodigious chat- tering in the kitchen , such as can only be produced by a French cook , when his mystery is in the very moment of ...
Page 189
... watch the motions of the courtier , offi- ciously attended with the cooling beverage he call- ed for , pleading , as an excuse to the landlord , his VOL . II.- -17 . wish to see a Londoner in his morning gown and PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 189.
... watch the motions of the courtier , offi- ciously attended with the cooling beverage he call- ed for , pleading , as an excuse to the landlord , his VOL . II.- -17 . wish to see a Londoner in his morning gown and PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 189.
Page 192
... attended , Chif- finch looked around , but had time to do no more , for Lance , who had pricked his poney ( which was much more speedy than Julian's horse ) into full gallop , pushed , without ceremony , betwixt the cour- tier and his ...
... attended , Chif- finch looked around , but had time to do no more , for Lance , who had pricked his poney ( which was much more speedy than Julian's horse ) into full gallop , pushed , without ceremony , betwixt the cour- tier and his ...
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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.