Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 107
... confidence that he could not have greatly deviated from the nearest road ; and with his horse in good condition , he conceived he might easily reach Martindale before night - fall . Having adjusted his route in his mind , he re- turned ...
... confidence that he could not have greatly deviated from the nearest road ; and with his horse in good condition , he conceived he might easily reach Martindale before night - fall . Having adjusted his route in his mind , he re- turned ...
Page 108
... confidence on the af- fairs of moment which have called me hither , or refuse the company of a stranger , who assigns no reason for desiring mine ? " " Be it as you list , young man , " answered Gan- lesse ; " only remember hereafter ...
... confidence on the af- fairs of moment which have called me hither , or refuse the company of a stranger , who assigns no reason for desiring mine ? " " Be it as you list , young man , " answered Gan- lesse ; " only remember hereafter ...
Page 109
... confidence to a stranger , who seems to require that I should submit me blindfold to his guidance . " - " Farewell then , Sir Julian of the Peak , that may soon be , " said the stranger removing the hand which he had as yet left ...
... confidence to a stranger , who seems to require that I should submit me blindfold to his guidance . " - " Farewell then , Sir Julian of the Peak , that may soon be , " said the stranger removing the hand which he had as yet left ...
Page 133
... confidence in you both , although you are young , and beset with the snares incidental to your age . There are those within who should not know that ye have been acquainted . Wherefore , be wise , and be as strangers to each other ...
... confidence in you both , although you are young , and beset with the snares incidental to your age . There are those within who should not know that ye have been acquainted . Wherefore , be wise , and be as strangers to each other ...
Page 145
... confidence in an overruling Providence which never forsakes a good and brave man , Peveril betook himself to his lowly place of repose . 13 * CHAPTER IX . The course of human life is changeful PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 145.
... confidence in an overruling Providence which never forsakes a good and brave man , Peveril betook himself to his lowly place of repose . 13 * CHAPTER IX . The course of human life is changeful PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 145.
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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.