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... Don Juan will not surely attempt to carry his threats into effect ; but if he should , I have still a resource 54.
... Don Juan will not surely attempt to carry his threats into effect ; but if he should , I have still a resource 54.
Page 56
... Don Juan De-- , with a proviso , that if she married without her guardian's consent , she was to forfeit her estate . To this indiscreet and fatal clause , all the misery of the lovely Clara was ow- ing . Her charming person and ...
... Don Juan De-- , with a proviso , that if she married without her guardian's consent , she was to forfeit her estate . To this indiscreet and fatal clause , all the misery of the lovely Clara was ow- ing . Her charming person and ...
Page 57
... Don Juan was resolved never to consent to her marriage with any one but himself . He kept her a close pri- soner , and never suffered her to go even to church , without accompanying her . " Having learned this much , my next step was to ...
... Don Juan was resolved never to consent to her marriage with any one but himself . He kept her a close pri- soner , and never suffered her to go even to church , without accompanying her . " Having learned this much , my next step was to ...
Page 59
... Don Juan ; but in reply to my pressing in- treaties to escape , and bless me with her hand , she reminded me , that by such a step , she should forfeit her for- tune . " " Perish the dross , ( eried I , while I gazed with rapture on her ...
... Don Juan ; but in reply to my pressing in- treaties to escape , and bless me with her hand , she reminded me , that by such a step , she should forfeit her for- tune . " " Perish the dross , ( eried I , while I gazed with rapture on her ...
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... Don Juan discovered that his ward had a favoured lover , and though my person remained unknown to him , our inter- views were from this time at an end : the Duenna was discharged with dis- grace , and Clara more closely confined than ...
... Don Juan discovered that his ward had a favoured lover , and though my person remained unknown to him , our inter- views were from this time at an end : the Duenna was discharged with dis- grace , and Clara more closely confined than ...
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Albertina Alberto Anselmo appeared aunt beauty beheld beloved bestow Bianca birth bosom Camillo castle cause child Clara Claudia Clementina convent Corinna Count D'Rosonio countenance countess cried Montalva cried the count crime D'Ro daugh daughter dear death Di Soranzo Diana Douglas distress Don Carlos Don Juan dorno duke Ellen endeavoured exclaimed eyes father favour fear feel Fernando Fiametta fortune friendship gave girl grief guilt hand happiness heart Heaven honour hope infant Isabel knew lady abbess Laney Laura Lauretta lord marchioness Maria marquis marriage marry ment mind minstrel Montoni mother Naples ness never noble orphan parents passion peace pleasure poor possessed promise ranzo received regret rendered replied Rome Santenos signor cried Signora Sforza soon Soranzo Spain spirits Stephano suffer sylph talva tears temper Teresa thank thee thou art thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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