Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2James Crissy, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 63
... tone , and such as showed himself master of the subject on which he spoke . The price of the horse being settled to about fifteen pounds , which was very high for the period , that of the saddle and bridle had next to be adjusted , and ...
... tone , and such as showed himself master of the subject on which he spoke . The price of the horse being settled to about fifteen pounds , which was very high for the period , that of the saddle and bridle had next to be adjusted , and ...
Page 64
... tone , the surrender of the purchase which he had just made . Peveril , with some difficulty , subdued the strong desire which he felt to return a round refusal to so unreasonable a request , but fortunately , recollect- ing that the ...
... tone , the surrender of the purchase which he had just made . Peveril , with some difficulty , subdued the strong desire which he felt to return a round refusal to so unreasonable a request , but fortunately , recollect- ing that the ...
Page 72
... tone . " If he did not like bacon- ( bacon from their own hitch , well fed on peas and bran ) —if he did not like bacon and eggs- ( new - laid eggs , which she had brought in from the hen - roost with her own hands ) -why so put case ...
... tone . " If he did not like bacon- ( bacon from their own hitch , well fed on peas and bran ) —if he did not like bacon and eggs- ( new - laid eggs , which she had brought in from the hen - roost with her own hands ) -why so put case ...
Page 73
... tone which the conversation as- sumed , became interested in watching the dumb show which succeeded . By bringing his head a little towards the left , but without turning round , or quitting the projecting latticed window where he had ...
... tone which the conversation as- sumed , became interested in watching the dumb show which succeeded . By bringing his head a little towards the left , but without turning round , or quitting the projecting latticed window where he had ...
Page 85
... tone of the travel- ler , indeed , afforded no apt pretext ; yet highly dis- liking his company , and determined to take the first opportunity to rid himself of it . The stranger proceeded the same pace with him , keeping cautiously on ...
... tone of the travel- ler , indeed , afforded no apt pretext ; yet highly dis- liking his company , and determined to take the first opportunity to rid himself of it . The stranger proceeded the same pace with him , keeping cautiously on ...
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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.