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Page 165
... yet the abbess had her carefully instructed in them , and well did her capacity and diligence re- pay the pains bestowed upon her . Soon after Isabel became an inmate of St. Teresa , the Signora Sforza placed her youngest daughter 165.
... yet the abbess had her carefully instructed in them , and well did her capacity and diligence re- pay the pains bestowed upon her . Soon after Isabel became an inmate of St. Teresa , the Signora Sforza placed her youngest daughter 165.
Page 166
... Sforza , who was passion- ately fond of her daughter , soon be- came attached to Isabel ; and the lady abbess could not refuse her repeated requests , that the young orphan should sometimes accompany Laura in her visits to her mother's ...
... Sforza , who was passion- ately fond of her daughter , soon be- came attached to Isabel ; and the lady abbess could not refuse her repeated requests , that the young orphan should sometimes accompany Laura in her visits to her mother's ...
Page 167
... Sforza without allowing her the meed of beauty . Alberto , the pride and hope of his mother , gave promise even in the dawn of his youth , of every great and noble quality ; he was not indeed free from faults , his temper was haughty ...
... Sforza without allowing her the meed of beauty . Alberto , the pride and hope of his mother , gave promise even in the dawn of his youth , of every great and noble quality ; he was not indeed free from faults , his temper was haughty ...
Page 168
... Sforza had free access to Laura , and she scarcely went to the grate to receive her mother or her brother unaccompanied by Isabel . The lady abbess and the signora had been friends from infancy , and she re joiced that her dear child ...
... Sforza had free access to Laura , and she scarcely went to the grate to receive her mother or her brother unaccompanied by Isabel . The lady abbess and the signora had been friends from infancy , and she re joiced that her dear child ...
Page 181
... accustomed to hear ? Alberto Sforza had known for years that Isabel was destined to the veil , he had loved her as a sister , but how he might bear the loss of her so- ciety was a question that he had never asked himself 181 CHAP. IX. ...
... accustomed to hear ? Alberto Sforza had known for years that Isabel was destined to the veil , he had loved her as a sister , but how he might bear the loss of her so- ciety was a question that he had never asked himself 181 CHAP. IX. ...
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affection 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 thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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