Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... soon . My mother speaks of consulting you on the subject , Julian ; and I will not anticipate her solemn communication . It will be partly apologetical , I suppose ; for we begin to think our retreat , rather unroyal , and that , like ...
... soon . My mother speaks of consulting you on the subject , Julian ; and I will not anticipate her solemn communication . It will be partly apologetical , I suppose ; for we begin to think our retreat , rather unroyal , and that , like ...
Page 27
... soon over ; as soon , at least , as the habitual and stately formality of the Countess's household permitted . She herself , accompanied by her gentlewoman and attendants , retired early after the tables were left to their own company ...
... soon over ; as soon , at least , as the habitual and stately formality of the Countess's household permitted . She herself , accompanied by her gentlewoman and attendants , retired early after the tables were left to their own company ...
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... soon to feel its effects . " " Lord Derby already told me something of this , " said Julian ; and that there were agents in this is- land whose object was to excite insurrection . " " Yes , " answered the Countess , and her eye flashed ...
... soon to feel its effects . " " Lord Derby already told me something of this , " said Julian ; and that there were agents in this is- land whose object was to excite insurrection . " " Yes , " answered the Countess , and her eye flashed ...
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... soon to send you informa- tion that this delusion , however strong it may now be , is in the course of passing away ; at worst , I can apprise you of the danger , should it menace the Earl or yourself ; and may be able also to point out ...
... soon to send you informa- tion that this delusion , however strong it may now be , is in the course of passing away ; at worst , I can apprise you of the danger , should it menace the Earl or yourself ; and may be able also to point out ...
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... soon as he should receive the Countess's commands . The buoyant spirit of youth and hope , which had , for a moment , been chilled by the painful and du- bious circumstances in which he was placed , as well as the deprivation which he ...
... soon as he should receive the Countess's commands . The buoyant spirit of youth and hope , which had , for a moment , been chilled by the painful and du- bious circumstances in which he was placed , as well as the deprivation which he ...
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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.