Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 59
... poor creature from her master , and charged him with silence towards all her retinue . " And so I do keep silence , " continued the faithful confidant , 65 van I am in the havens of Man ; but when I am on the broad seas , den my tongue ...
... poor creature from her master , and charged him with silence towards all her retinue . " And so I do keep silence , " continued the faithful confidant , 65 van I am in the havens of Man ; but when I am on the broad seas , den my tongue ...
Page 67
... poor Protestant gentleman , who would fain serve Heaven and the King . " " Bravely spoken , most noble Festus , " said his yoke fellow . " But do not suppose , that although I do not use to garnish my words with oaths out of season ...
... poor Protestant gentleman , who would fain serve Heaven and the King . " " Bravely spoken , most noble Festus , " said his yoke fellow . " But do not suppose , that although I do not use to garnish my words with oaths out of season ...
Page 77
... poor fellow , " said he , " thou hast had no fish , and needest this supernumerary trench- er - load more than I do . I can not withstand thy mute supplication any longer . " The dog answered these courtesies by a civil shake of the ...
... poor fellow , " said he , " thou hast had no fish , and needest this supernumerary trench- er - load more than I do . I can not withstand thy mute supplication any longer . " The dog answered these courtesies by a civil shake of the ...
Page 86
... poor preacher of the word , who travels this way to call sinners to repentance ; and to strengthen , and to edify , and to fructify , among the scattered remnant , who hold fast the truth.- What say you to this , sir ? " 66 " I admire ...
... poor preacher of the word , who travels this way to call sinners to repentance ; and to strengthen , and to edify , and to fructify , among the scattered remnant , who hold fast the truth.- What say you to this , sir ? " 66 " I admire ...
Page 94
... 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 inconsistent with the appear- ance of the ...
... 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 inconsistent with the appear- ance of 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.