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... but the languid state of his health , concealed from him the danger to which he exposed himself , and in one unguarded moment every good re- solution gave way , and he became , as he imagined , the seducer of the young orphan .
... but the languid state of his health , concealed from him the danger to which he exposed himself , and in one unguarded moment every good re- solution gave way , and he became , as he imagined , the seducer of the young orphan .
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The at- tention which she still thought it neces- sary to pay him , became to the last de- " His death irksome to her . gree ( thought she ) , would give me indepen- dence , and the man I love would then be securely mine ; " no sooner ...
The at- tention which she still thought it neces- sary to pay him , became to the last de- " His death irksome to her . gree ( thought she ) , would give me indepen- dence , and the man I love would then be securely mine ; " no sooner ...
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The attention which she still thought it neces sary to pay him , became to the last degree irksome to her . " His death ( thought she ) , would give me indepen - b dence , and the man I love would then be securely mine ; " no sooner had ...
The attention which she still thought it neces sary to pay him , became to the last degree irksome to her . " His death ( thought she ) , would give me indepen - b dence , and the man I love would then be securely mine ; " no sooner had ...
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That the Signor Montalva ( at the mention of my own name , I became still more attentive ) -That the Signor Montalva is a disengaged man ( replied the other lady ) , I will not venture to say , though we have no reason to ima- gine the ...
That the Signor Montalva ( at the mention of my own name , I became still more attentive ) -That the Signor Montalva is a disengaged man ( replied the other lady ) , I will not venture to say , though we have no reason to ima- gine the ...
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... in the most humble situation , stung him to the soul ; but when he reflected that her misery was solely owing to himself , the torments of his mind became insupportable , and he took the rash resolution of ending them by suicide .
... in the most humble situation , stung him to the soul ; but when he reflected that her misery was solely owing to himself , the torments of his mind became insupportable , and he took the rash resolution of ending them by suicide .
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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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