Waverley Novels: Peveril of the PeakGeorge Routledge & Sons, 1875 |
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... character with that of the high - minded , but vindictive Countess of Derby , famous during the civil wars for her valiant defence of Latham House , contained the essence of an inte- resting tale . I have , however , dwelt little either ...
... character with that of the high - minded , but vindictive Countess of Derby , famous during the civil wars for her valiant defence of Latham House , contained the essence of an inte- resting tale . I have , however , dwelt little either ...
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... character . It is sufficient for my justification , that there lived at the period of my story a person named Edward Chris- tian , " with whom connected , or by whom begot , " I am a perfect stranger , but whom we know to have been ...
... character . It is sufficient for my justification , that there lived at the period of my story a person named Edward Chris- tian , " with whom connected , or by whom begot , " I am a perfect stranger , but whom we know to have been ...
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... character of the person who rebuked him , than by the mere cir- cumstance of having been taken in the insignificant offence , fled in great dismay to the church , to carry the miraculous news that the dumb woman had found her tongue ...
... character of the person who rebuked him , than by the mere cir- cumstance of having been taken in the insignificant offence , fled in great dismay to the church , to carry the miraculous news that the dumb woman had found her tongue ...
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... characters , the reader begins next to be anxious to learn what the facts really were , and how far the novelist has justly represented them . " The adventures ascribed to " historical characters " would , however , fail in their moral ...
... characters , the reader begins next to be anxious to learn what the facts really were , and how far the novelist has justly represented them . " The adventures ascribed to " historical characters " would , however , fail in their moral ...
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... character of this individual , is among the subjects of research to which the novelist has given a direct invitation in his prefatory chapter . 39 66 English history furnishes few materials to aid the investigation of transactions ...
... character of this individual , is among the subjects of research to which the novelist has given a direct invitation in his prefatory chapter . 39 66 English history furnishes few materials to aid the investigation of transactions ...
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Alice Bridgenorth amongst answered apartment appearance arms betwixt blood called Cavaliers Charles Chiffinch companion countenance Countess of Derby Court Dame danger Deemster Derbyshire desire door Duchess of Portsmouth Duke of Buckingham Duke of Ormond dwarf Earl Earl of Derby eyes father favour fear Fenella followed Ganlesse gentleman give Grace hand hast hath hear heard Heaven honour horse island Isle Jerningham Julian Peveril justice King King's Knight Lady Peveril ladyship Lance London looked Lord madam Majesty Major Bridgenorth manner Martindale Castle Master Bridgenorth means mind neighbour never noble occasion once Ormond party Peel Castle person pleasure Plot poor Popish Popish Plot present prisoner Puritan replied Roundheads scarce seemed Sir Geoffrey Peveril Solsgrace speak spoke stood stranger sword tell thee thing thou thought tion tone turned voice William Christian woman word young