Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 30
... once , and for the first time in his life , the danger of being misinterpreted in his familiarity with a creature to whom the usual modes of expla- nation were a blank , occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and ...
... once , and for the first time in his life , the danger of being misinterpreted in his familiarity with a creature to whom the usual modes of expla- nation were a blank , occurred to Julian's mind ; and hastily withdrawing his hand , and ...
Page 31
... 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 .
... 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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... once more completely changed his immediate prospects and plans for the future . He had offered to the Countess of Derby a service which her uni- form kindness had well deserved at his hand ; but , by her accepting it , he was upon the ...
... once more completely changed his immediate prospects and plans for the future . He had offered to the Countess of Derby a service which her uni- form kindness had well deserved at his hand ; but , by her accepting it , he was upon the ...
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... once fixed , let me know your ladyship's wishes con- cerning my departure . " " It must be sudden and secret , " said the Count- ess ; " the island is full of spies ; and I would not wish that any of them should have notice that an ...
... once fixed , let me know your ladyship's wishes con- cerning my departure . " " It must be sudden and secret , " said the Count- ess ; " the island is full of spies ; and I would not wish that any of them should have notice that an ...
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... once the past , and anticipating the future . It was in vain that he wrapped himself in his riding cloak , and , lying down on his bed , endeavoured to com- pose himself to sleep . The uncertainty of the pros- pect before him - the ...
... once the past , and anticipating the future . It was in vain that he wrapped himself in his riding cloak , and , lying down on his bed , endeavoured to com- pose himself to sleep . The uncertainty of the pros- pect before him - the ...
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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.