Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 70
... entered the kitchen , which in- deed was also the parlour and hall of the little hos- telry , to try what refreshment he could obtain for himself . Much to his satisfaction , he found there was only one guest in the kitchen beside ...
... entered the kitchen , which in- deed was also the parlour and hall of the little hos- telry , to try what refreshment he could obtain for himself . Much to his satisfaction , he found there was only one guest in the kitchen beside ...
Page 71
... entered the apart- ment . At the first glance , Julian recognised , to his sur- prise , the same indifferently - dressed , thin looking person , who , during the first bargain which he had made with Bridlesley , had officiously ...
... entered the apart- ment . At the first glance , Julian recognised , to his sur- prise , the same indifferently - dressed , thin looking person , who , during the first bargain which he had made with Bridlesley , had officiously ...
Page 77
... entered the room , a strapping specimen of his robust trade , prepared to play the civil , or the surly host , as his company should be acceptable or otherwise . At Julian's invitation , he doffed his dusty bonnet - brushed from his ...
... entered the room , a strapping specimen of his robust trade , prepared to play the civil , or the surly host , as his company should be acceptable or otherwise . At Julian's invitation , he doffed his dusty bonnet - brushed from his ...
Page 83
... entered upon a more waste country , and worse roads than they had hitherto found , being , in fact , approaching the more hilly county of Derbyshire . In travelling on a very stony and uneven lane , Ju- lian's horse repeatedly stumbled ...
... entered upon a more waste country , and worse roads than they had hitherto found , being , in fact , approaching the more hilly county of Derbyshire . In travelling on a very stony and uneven lane , Ju- lian's horse repeatedly stumbled ...
Page 94
... entered the inn . The ordinary room of a poor inn seemed to have undergone some alterations , to render it fit for company of a higher description . There were a beaufet , a couch , and one or two other pieces of furniture , of a style ...
... entered the inn . The ordinary room of a poor inn seemed to have undergone some alterations , to render it fit for company of a higher description . There were a beaufet , a couch , and one or two other pieces of furniture , of a style ...
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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.