Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 53
... least unchallenged a carelessness on the part of the garrison , which notwithstanding that the oars were muffled , and that the men spoke little , and in whispers , argued , in Peveril's opinion , great negligence on the part of the ...
... least unchallenged a carelessness on the part of the garrison , which notwithstanding that the oars were muffled , and that the men spoke little , and in whispers , argued , in Peveril's opinion , great negligence on the part of the ...
Page 54
... well claim indulgence , at least from him who was the object of it . At the same time , Julian resolved to seize the present opportunity , for such expostulation with Fenella on the strangeness of her conduct 54 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... well claim indulgence , at least from him who was the object of it . At the same time , Julian resolved to seize the present opportunity , for such expostulation with Fenella on the strangeness of her conduct 54 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
Page 55
... least , it was plain he had no power to shake it . He must therefore wait till the end of their short voyage , to disembarrass him- self of his companion ; and , in the meanwhile act- ing on the idea of her having harboured a misplac ...
... least , it was plain he had no power to shake it . He must therefore wait till the end of their short voyage , to disembarrass him- self of his companion ; and , in the meanwhile act- ing on the idea of her having harboured a misplac ...
Page 62
... least , is often in an inverse ratio to knowledge , and sailors were not probably the less earnest and devoted Protestants , that they did not understand the controversy between the churches . As for the merchants , they were almost ...
... least , is often in an inverse ratio to knowledge , and sailors were not probably the less earnest and devoted Protestants , that they did not understand the controversy between the churches . As for the merchants , they were almost ...
Page 65
... least twenty per cent , ad va- lorem . Peveril adjusted and paid the price with much less argument than on the former occasion ; for , tó be plain with the reader , he had noticed in the war- rant of Mr. Topham , the name of his father ...
... least twenty per cent , ad va- lorem . Peveril adjusted and paid the price with much less argument than on the former occasion ; for , tó be plain with the reader , he had noticed in the war- rant of Mr. Topham , the name of his father ...
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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.