Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 56
... speak English , answered to the summons , and replied to Peveril's demand , what noise that was ? —that a boat was going off with the young woman -- that she whimpered a little as she left the vessel - and " dat vaas all . "・ This ...
... speak English , answered to the summons , and replied to Peveril's demand , what noise that was ? —that a boat was going off with the young woman -- that she whimpered a little as she left the vessel - and " dat vaas all . "・ This ...
Page 64
... speak Christian truth , he had just sold the best in his sta- ble to that gentleman present , who , doubtless , would give up the bargain if the horse was needed for the service of the state . " You speak well , friend , " said the ...
... speak Christian truth , he had just sold the best in his sta- ble to that gentleman present , who , doubtless , would give up the bargain if the horse was needed for the service of the state . " You speak well , friend , " said the ...
Page 78
... speak over the news of an evening , nightly I may say , instead of once a - week , why the spigot is in use , gentlemen , and your landlord thrives ; and then I , serving as constable , and being a known Protestant , I have tapped , I ...
... speak over the news of an evening , nightly I may say , instead of once a - week , why the spigot is in use , gentlemen , and your landlord thrives ; and then I , serving as constable , and being a known Protestant , I have tapped , I ...
Page 83
... speaking ; and now entered upon a more waste country , and worse roads than they had hitherto found , being , in fact , approaching the more hilly county of Derbyshire . In travelling on a very stony and uneven lane , Ju- lian's horse ...
... speaking ; and now entered upon a more waste country , and worse roads than they had hitherto found , being , in fact , approaching the more hilly county of Derbyshire . In travelling on a very stony and uneven lane , Ju- lian's horse ...
Page 88
... speak it out ; I am not to be trifled with . ” " Good , now , " said the stranger , laughing , " into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself ! An Italian fuoruscito , when he desires a parley with you , takes aim from behind a ...
... speak it out ; I am not to be trifled with . ” " Good , now , " said the stranger , laughing , " into what an unprofitable chafe you have put yourself ! An Italian fuoruscito , when he desires a parley with you , takes aim from behind a ...
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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.