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... Viola , and finish the drawing which you began this morning , " ( said the elder signora ) ; and the fair Viola , timidly bowing to me , retired . Notwithstanding the no- ble frankness of the signora's air and manner , there was a ...
... Viola , and finish the drawing which you began this morning , " ( said the elder signora ) ; and the fair Viola , timidly bowing to me , retired . Notwithstanding the no- ble frankness of the signora's air and manner , there was a ...
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... Viola under his roof ; I almost thought my eyes deceived me , but the heightened colour of Viola , and the timid glance of recognition which she cast at me , convinced me I was right ; she quitted the room , and I asked Men- dez ...
... Viola under his roof ; I almost thought my eyes deceived me , but the heightened colour of Viola , and the timid glance of recognition which she cast at me , convinced me I was right ; she quitted the room , and I asked Men- dez ...
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... Viola ? " " Viola , generous girl ! ( cried I ) , but how is it that you are an inmate with this monster ? " My story is too long to tell you now , signor , nor dare I longer delay re- turning home ; I wish most anxiously to escape from ...
... Viola ? " " Viola , generous girl ! ( cried I ) , but how is it that you are an inmate with this monster ? " My story is too long to tell you now , signor , nor dare I longer delay re- turning home ; I wish most anxiously to escape from ...
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Ann Mary Hamilton. MONTALVA , & c . CHAP . I .. " VIOLA , and the service she had done me , occupied my thoughts till we met again . I took care to be at the garden gate by the appointed time ; in a few minutes it was opened , and Viola ...
Ann Mary Hamilton. MONTALVA , & c . CHAP . I .. " VIOLA , and the service she had done me , occupied my thoughts till we met again . I took care to be at the garden gate by the appointed time ; in a few minutes it was opened , and Viola ...
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... Viola ( said I ) , his schemes will fail ; but I am all impatience to know your story . ' who is " It is briefly this , signor ( replied she ) . I am an orphan , and have no friend but the lady whom you saw , and my aunt . Under her ...
... Viola ( said I ) , his schemes will fail ; but I am all impatience to know your story . ' who is " It is briefly this , signor ( replied she ) . I am an orphan , and have no friend but the lady whom you saw , and my aunt . Under her ...
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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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