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... Stephano , but if my friendship can in any way be serviceable to thee , tax it to the utmost . " " I would accept your offer willingly ( replied Montalva ) , for I know the sin- cerity with which it is made ; but in this affair , thou ...
... Stephano , but if my friendship can in any way be serviceable to thee , tax it to the utmost . " " I would accept your offer willingly ( replied Montalva ) , for I know the sin- cerity with which it is made ; but in this affair , thou ...
Page 93
... Stephano embittered the happiness of his parents , who looked forward with terror to the maturity of those evil passions , which neither precept nor example could cor- rect . He possessed however , from his earliest years , a degree of ...
... Stephano embittered the happiness of his parents , who looked forward with terror to the maturity of those evil passions , which neither precept nor example could cor- rect . He possessed however , from his earliest years , a degree of ...
Page 94
... Stephano was capable of feeling the smallest interest or affection for any human being it was for Fernando , whose lively regard and incessant acts of kind- ness made some impression even on his callous heart . When Fernando was about ...
... Stephano was capable of feeling the smallest interest or affection for any human being it was for Fernando , whose lively regard and incessant acts of kind- ness made some impression even on his callous heart . When Fernando was about ...
Page 111
... Stephano possessed his vir- tues ; but little tendency to good ap- peared in the disposition of young Mon- talva , and a circumstance that occurred about this time , convinced the signora that his heart was worse than she had supposed ...
... Stephano possessed his vir- tues ; but little tendency to good ap- peared in the disposition of young Mon- talva , and a circumstance that occurred about this time , convinced the signora that his heart was worse than she had supposed ...
Page 113
... full of the idea that Stephano's love and constancy would be eternal , she rejected it with scorn . Feminine vanity induced her to ac- quaint Montalva with her new conquest , : \ and he , seeing in an instant the advan- tages 113.
... full of the idea that Stephano's love and constancy would be eternal , she rejected it with scorn . Feminine vanity induced her to ac- quaint Montalva with her new conquest , : \ and he , seeing in an instant the advan- tages 113.
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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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