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1 The time of her novitiate was nearly expired , and the abbess thought that this melancholy event should rather hasten than retard her taking the veil .. • " When Albertina contemplated her lot , her spirits sunk in absolute despair ...
1 The time of her novitiate was nearly expired , and the abbess thought that this melancholy event should rather hasten than retard her taking the veil .. • " When Albertina contemplated her lot , her spirits sunk in absolute despair ...
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abbess his fears , that obedience to the will of her deceased father alone in- fluenced her to take the veil . " But surely , father ( cried the ab- bess ) , her repugnance to a monastic life will , in time subside ; she was destined to ...
abbess his fears , that obedience to the will of her deceased father alone in- fluenced her to take the veil . " But surely , father ( cried the ab- bess ) , her repugnance to a monastic life will , in time subside ; she was destined to ...
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I am sorry , father ( said the abbess ) , that these are your sentiments , for they are not mine ; but if Albertina prefers returning a beggar to'- " A beggar ! ' repeated the father . " Yes ( said the abbess , firmly ) , a beggar ...
I am sorry , father ( said the abbess ) , that these are your sentiments , for they are not mine ; but if Albertina prefers returning a beggar to'- " A beggar ! ' repeated the father . " Yes ( said the abbess , firmly ) , a beggar ...
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The benevolent father saw that it would be vain to argue with the abbess ; he knew the disposition of the holy mo- ther of St. Catherine's ; but that she should think of enriching the convent , by appropriating to it the whole posses- ...
The benevolent father saw that it would be vain to argue with the abbess ; he knew the disposition of the holy mo- ther of St. Catherine's ; but that she should think of enriching the convent , by appropriating to it the whole posses- ...
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The abbess , I fear , possesses a power which she is determined to exer- cise , of appropriating the fortune of your late father to the use of her convent ; you have no relations on whose bounty you might rely for protection and sup ...
The abbess , I fear , possesses a power which she is determined to exer- cise , of appropriating the fortune of your late father to the use of her convent ; you have no relations on whose bounty you might rely for protection and sup ...
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| Title | Montalva, or, Annals of guilt Montalva, or, Annals of guilt, Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Author | Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2006 |
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