Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 16
... duty to give the most re- verential attention . I will not disguise from you , that my father's prejudices against such a match would be very strong ; but I devoutly believe they would disappear when he came to know the merit of Alice ...
... duty to give the most re- verential attention . I will not disguise from you , that my father's prejudices against such a match would be very strong ; but I devoutly believe they would disappear when he came to know the merit of Alice ...
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... duty , —and you shall soon see how eagerly I will obey your directions , or sub- mit to your conditions . " " They are summed in few words , " answered Bridgenorth . " Be an honest man , and the friend of your country . " 99 No one has ...
... duty , —and you shall soon see how eagerly I will obey your directions , or sub- mit to your conditions . " " They are summed in few words , " answered Bridgenorth . " Be an honest man , and the friend of your country . " 99 No one has ...
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... duty of a faithful liegeman to the law as well as the King . But the laws of England are un- der the guardianship of upright and learned judges , and of a gracious monarch . " " And of a House of Commons , " interrupted Bridgenorth ...
... duty of a faithful liegeman to the law as well as the King . But the laws of England are un- der the guardianship of upright and learned judges , and of a gracious monarch . " " And of a House of Commons , " interrupted Bridgenorth ...
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... on deficien- cies which arise rather from a change of times and manners , than any degeneracy of my noble friend ? Let him be once engaged in his duty , whether in peace or war , and let me pay the penalty PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 31 .
... on deficien- cies which arise rather from a change of times and manners , than any degeneracy of my noble friend ? Let him be once engaged in his duty , whether in peace or war , and let me pay the penalty PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 31 .
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... duty prove superior to that of the most idle or trivial indulgence which can serve to drive over the lazy hour ? His ... duties which his high station imposed , the relaxa- tion necessary to recruit his health and his spirits . " " Still ...
... duty prove superior to that of the most idle or trivial indulgence which can serve to drive over the lazy hour ? His ... duties which his high station imposed , the relaxa- tion necessary to recruit his health and his spirits . " " Still ...
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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.