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Page 112
... Lauretta , that he changed his manners to her grandfather . He found indeed no difficulty in gain- ing the affections of the pretty and simple Lauretta , who utterly unconsci ous of the ruin which she was about to 1 bring upon herself ...
... Lauretta , that he changed his manners to her grandfather . He found indeed no difficulty in gain- ing the affections of the pretty and simple Lauretta , who utterly unconsci ous of the ruin which she was about to 1 bring upon herself ...
Page 113
... Lauretta , pretty and attractive as it was ; and he became sensible of his imprudence , in engaging in an intrigue , that if known would ruin him with his father . Guilty pleasures are dearly bought , and the young liber- tine , though ...
... Lauretta , pretty and attractive as it was ; and he became sensible of his imprudence , in engaging in an intrigue , that if known would ruin him with his father . Guilty pleasures are dearly bought , and the young liber- tine , though ...
Page 114
... Lauretta might have ended her days in happy obscurity , but convinced that all danger of discovery was over , Stephano's incli- nation for her person revived , and the weak and guilty woman was but too easily persuaded to a renewal of ...
... Lauretta might have ended her days in happy obscurity , but convinced that all danger of discovery was over , Stephano's incli- nation for her person revived , and the weak and guilty woman was but too easily persuaded to a renewal of ...
Page 115
... Lauretta threw herself at the feet of her husband , but he spurned her from him , and hastily quitting his habitation flew to relate to Pedro his granddaughter's infamy . The poor old man was horror- struck at the news ; that the son of ...
... Lauretta threw herself at the feet of her husband , but he spurned her from him , and hastily quitting his habitation flew to relate to Pedro his granddaughter's infamy . The poor old man was horror- struck at the news ; that the son of ...
Page 116
... Lauretta ; there all was confusion and distress ; Lodovic had absented himself , and his wife feared that he had in the first transports of his grief laid violent hands upon his life ; terrified at the consequences of her crime , the ...
... Lauretta ; there all was confusion and distress ; Lodovic had absented himself , and his wife feared that he had in the first transports of his grief laid violent hands upon his life ; terrified at the consequences of her crime , the ...
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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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Page 116 - I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play, Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck so to the soul that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactions; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.
Page 90 - Bath, and the waters had some effect upon him ; but upon his return to the metropolis he was seized with a violent fever, which carried him off in a few days. The...
Page 110 - Mon. 22. — My brother and I set out for Bath, on a very extraordinary occasion. Some time since Mr. Smyth, a Clergyman, whose labours God had greatly blessed in the north of Ireland, brought his wife over to Bath, who had been for some time in a declining state of health. I desired him to preach every Sunday evening in our chapel, while he remained there. But as soon as I was gone, Mr.
Page 71 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
Page 158 - I had, for the first time, ah opportunity of speaking to her in private, and I resolved not to lose it. " ' You are about to become our sister, I find