Waverley Novels ...: Peveril of the peak

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Black, 1853

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Página 521 - There's such divinity doth hedge a king, That treason can but peep to what it would, Acts little of his will.
Página 41 - WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame Religion, as for punk ; Whose honesty they all durst swear for...
Página 140 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.
Página 511 - I'm out of favour with a certain poet, whom I have admired for the disproportion of him and his attributes. He is a rarity which I cannot but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please ; and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel.
Página 408 - Would soon finish his woes. When in rage he came there. Beholding how steep The sides did appear, And the bottom how deep ; His torments projecting, And sadly reflecting That a lover forsaken A new love may get ; But a neck, when once broken, Can never be set...
Página 299 - 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.
Página 520 - He thereupon endeavoured to make all the noise he possibly could, to be heard above ; they then knocked him down with a wooden mallet, and told him, that if yet he would lie quietly, they would spare his life; but if not, upon his next attempt to discover them, they would kill him.
Página 502 - ... added he, you will be as I am, and return no more to your family. The poor man was much affrighted, but resolved to obey the injunction; accordingly a large silver cup, filled with some sort of liquor, being put into his hand, he found an opportunity to throw what it contained on the ground. Soon after the music ceasing, all the company disappeared, leaving the cup In his hand, and he returned home, though much wearied and fatigued.
Página 12 - I was newlyf got acquainted with Captain Christian, whom I perceived to have abilities enough to do me service. I was told he had made a good fortune in the Indies; that he was a Mankesman borne...

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