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... who had caught his light and fickle fancy , were speedily to be retorted upon himself ; but wholly unsuspicious of the snare that was laid for him , he ran into it with avidity . CHAP . II . " CLAUDIA FENINI ( the enchantress 23.
... who had caught his light and fickle fancy , were speedily to be retorted upon himself ; but wholly unsuspicious of the snare that was laid for him , he ran into it with avidity . CHAP . II . " CLAUDIA FENINI ( the enchantress 23.
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CLAUDIA FENINI ( the enchantress who had fascinated the duke ) , was the daugh- ter of a peasant , and her early days were spent in the most sordid poverty , and the grossest ignorance . Nature , which had been liberal to the person of ...
CLAUDIA FENINI ( the enchantress who had fascinated the duke ) , was the daugh- ter of a peasant , and her early days were spent in the most sordid poverty , and the grossest ignorance . Nature , which had been liberal to the person of ...
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may The Countess Durazzi , whose beauty and grandeur had so disturbed the mind of Claudia , was a noble Sicilian , whose husband had lately purchased a palace in the neighbourhood of Claudia's parents ; gentleness and dignity were ...
may The Countess Durazzi , whose beauty and grandeur had so disturbed the mind of Claudia , was a noble Sicilian , whose husband had lately purchased a palace in the neighbourhood of Claudia's parents ; gentleness and dignity were ...
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peasant , she was disgusted with her bold and assured airs ; and hence proceeded those glances of disapprobation , which had sunk deeply into the mind of Claudia , and inspired her with the design of going to Rome .
peasant , she was disgusted with her bold and assured airs ; and hence proceeded those glances of disapprobation , which had sunk deeply into the mind of Claudia , and inspired her with the design of going to Rome .
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In the soft accents of compassion , he asked the cause of her unhappiness ; but Claudia , young as she was , was too artful to own all the truth . A few minutes thought enabled her to frame a story , that completely imposed upon the ...
In the soft accents of compassion , he asked the cause of her unhappiness ; but Claudia , young as she was , was too artful to own all the truth . A few minutes thought enabled her to frame a story , that completely imposed upon the ...
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| Title | Montalva, or, Annals of guilt Montalva, or, Annals of guilt, Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Author | Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2006 |
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