Woodstock, Or, The Cavalier: A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-one, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1826 - 370 pages |
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Page 11
... which seemed to be looking for amusement , had vanish- ed before the touch of affliction , and a calm me- lancholy supplied its place , which seemed on the watch to administer comfort to others . Perhaps the former WOODSTOCK . 11.
... which seemed to be looking for amusement , had vanish- ed before the touch of affliction , and a calm me- lancholy supplied its place , which seemed on the watch to administer comfort to others . Perhaps the former WOODSTOCK . 11.
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... Perhaps the former arch , though innocent expression of countenance , was uppermost in her lover's recol- lection , when he concluded that Alice had acted a part in the disturbances which had taken place at the Lodge . It is certain ...
... Perhaps the former arch , though innocent expression of countenance , was uppermost in her lover's recol- lection , when he concluded that Alice had acted a part in the disturbances which had taken place at the Lodge . It is certain ...
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... perhaps , considering what slight submission is asked , give me a better answer ? ” 66 Sir , if I retract my opinion , which is not my wont , you shall hear of it . - And now , cousin , have you more to say ? We keep that worthy ...
... perhaps , considering what slight submission is asked , give me a better answer ? ” 66 Sir , if I retract my opinion , which is not my wont , you shall hear of it . - And now , cousin , have you more to say ? We keep that worthy ...
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... Perhaps so , " replied Everard , " though I never heard thee use any , save to induce an usurer to lend thee money , or a taverner to abate a reckoning . " " And yet this day , or rather night , I could have , as I think , made a ...
... Perhaps so , " replied Everard , " though I never heard thee use any , save to induce an usurer to lend thee money , or a taverner to abate a reckoning . " " And yet this day , or rather night , I could have , as I think , made a ...
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... perhaps , you also expected to visit there yourself , and so keep watch over pretty Mistress Lee - eh ? " " I never entertained so selfish a thought , " said Everard ; " and if this nocturnal disturb- ance at the mansion were explained ...
... perhaps , you also expected to visit there yourself , and so keep watch over pretty Mistress Lee - eh ? " " I never entertained so selfish a thought , " said Everard ; " and if this nocturnal disturb- ance at the mansion were explained ...
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