Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 50
... followed the spectre when it re- treated by the usual passage . The man returned in a few minutes , sobered by terror , his mouth gap- ing , and his hair standing on end ; but , unhappily for the lovers of the marvellous , altogether ...
... followed the spectre when it re- treated by the usual passage . The man returned in a few minutes , sobered by terror , his mouth gap- ing , and his hair standing on end ; but , unhappily for the lovers of the marvellous , altogether ...
Page 130
... followed worth , " he said , " the castle of Martindale , and the name of Peveril , had afforded no room for their enemy's vain - glorious boast . But those who have stood high on Fortune's wheel , must abide by the conse- quence of its ...
... followed worth , " he said , " the castle of Martindale , and the name of Peveril , had afforded no room for their enemy's vain - glorious boast . But those who have stood high on Fortune's wheel , must abide by the conse- quence of its ...
Page 131
... followed on your words . " So saying , he put his horse once more into mo- tion ; and looking back , from time to time , as if to assure himself that the beacon of the Castle was ac- tually rekindled , he led the way through the well ...
... followed on your words . " So saying , he put his horse once more into mo- tion ; and looking back , from time to time , as if to assure himself that the beacon of the Castle was ac- tually rekindled , he led the way through the well ...
Page 132
... followed his conductor with a throb- bing heart into the lighted hall , was therefore pre- pared to see her whom he best loved , with her arms thrown around her father . The instant she had quitted his paternal embrace , she was aware ...
... followed his conductor with a throb- bing heart into the lighted hall , was therefore pre- pared to see her whom he best loved , with her arms thrown around her father . The instant she had quitted his paternal embrace , she was aware ...
Page 133
... followed the death of his consort and family . It was now light- ed up as for the reception of company ; and five or six persons sat in it , in the plain , black , formal dress which was affected by the formal Puritans of the time , in ...
... followed the death of his consort and family . It was now light- ed up as for the reception of company ; and five or six persons sat in it , in the plain , black , formal dress which was affected by the formal Puritans of the time , in ...
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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.