Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 70
... perhaps his safety , depended , properly pro- vided for , Peveril 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 ...
... perhaps his safety , depended , properly pro- vided for , Peveril 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 ...
Page 72
... perhaps , sir , " answer- ed the hostess . " And now I bethink me , you must needs have your fish fried with oil , instead . of the good drippings I was going to put to them . I would I could spell the meaning of all this 72 PEVERIL OF ...
... perhaps , sir , " answer- ed the hostess . " And now I bethink me , you must needs have your fish fried with oil , instead . of the good drippings I was going to put to them . I would I could spell the meaning of all this 72 PEVERIL OF ...
Page 87
... Perhaps , though , you may have known such in your day ? Come , sir , it grows too dark to see your blushes ; but I am sure they are burning on your cheek . " " You take great freedom , sir , " said Peveril , as they now approached the ...
... Perhaps , though , you may have known such in your day ? Come , sir , it grows too dark to see your blushes ; but I am sure they are burning on your cheek . " " You take great freedom , sir , " said Peveril , as they now approached the ...
Page 90
... answered , after a moment's recollection , " I em- brace your proposal , sir ; although , by doing so , I am reposing a sudden , and perhaps an unwary , confidence , " And what am I , then , reposing in 90 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... answered , after a moment's recollection , " I em- brace your proposal , sir ; although , by doing so , I am reposing a sudden , and perhaps an unwary , confidence , " And what am I , then , reposing in 90 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
Page 94
... perhaps , ) that though insignifi- cant in person , plain in features , and dressed like one in indigence , there lurked still about his person and manners , that indefinable ease of manner which belongs only to men of birth and quality ...
... perhaps , ) that though insignifi- cant in person , plain in features , and dressed like one in indigence , there lurked still about his person and manners , that indefinable ease of manner which belongs only to men of birth and quality ...
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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.