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... convent shall shelter me from the persecutions of this hateful man ; he talks of having our nuptials speedily celebrated , but never , never will I consent to become his . ་ " Oh Montalva ! what pangs rend my heart , when I bid you an ...
... convent shall shelter me from the persecutions of this hateful man ; he talks of having our nuptials speedily celebrated , but never , never will I consent to become his . ་ " Oh Montalva ! what pangs rend my heart , when I bid you an ...
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... convent ; ( if he was indeed determined to force me to be his , before our union took place ) ; but even this request was denied me , and he resolved to have the ceremony performed without delay . Driven by this tyranny to have recourse ...
... convent ; ( if he was indeed determined to force me to be his , before our union took place ) ; but even this request was denied me , and he resolved to have the ceremony performed without delay . Driven by this tyranny to have recourse ...
Page 204
... convent , I mean to travel . ' " " Di Soranzo approved of the signor's resolution , and after some time spent in conversation , he took his leave . Soon after , Verezzi quitted Naples ; and at the time of his departure from that city ...
... convent , I mean to travel . ' " " Di Soranzo approved of the signor's resolution , and after some time spent in conversation , he took his leave . Soon after , Verezzi quitted Naples ; and at the time of his departure from that city ...
Page 205
... convent would not have been her destination ; she seems however resigned to her fate , but it is the resignation of des- . pair , or I am much mistaken . ' < " Di Soranzo joined with her in pitying the young novice whose name he thought ...
... convent would not have been her destination ; she seems however resigned to her fate , but it is the resignation of des- . pair , or I am much mistaken . ' < " Di Soranzo joined with her in pitying the young novice whose name he thought ...
Page 206
... convent the whole of his property , with a proviso that his daughter took the veil there ; but if she proferred any other religious house , she possessed the power . of chusing any convent in Naples .. 1 The time of her novitiate was ...
... convent the whole of his property , with a proviso that his daughter took the veil there ; but if she proferred any other religious house , she possessed the power . of chusing any convent in Naples .. 1 The time of her novitiate was ...
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abbess affection Alberto appeared arms attention beauty became beloved birth called castle cause child Claudia continued convent count countenance countess cried D'Rosonio daughter dear death desired determined duke entered expressed eyes father fear feel felt followed formed fortune gave girl give hand happiness heard heart Heaven honour hope hour human idea Isabel kindness knew lady leave letter lived look lord lost manner marry means ment mind moment Montalva mother Naples nature ness never noble offer parents passed passion peace person pleasure poor possessed present pressed promise quitted reason received reflection refused regard regret remain rendered replied sent Sforza short signor situation soon spirits suffer suppose surely tears tell thank thee thing thou thought tion took turned Valeria Viola wife wish woman young
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Page 102 - I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play, Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck so to the soul that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactions; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.
Page 76 - Bath, and the waters had some effect upon him ; but upon his return to the metropolis he was seized with a violent fever, which carried him off in a few days. The...
Page 96 - Mon. 22. — My brother and I set out for Bath, on a very extraordinary occasion. Some time since Mr. Smyth, a Clergyman, whose labours God had greatly blessed in the north of Ireland, brought his wife over to Bath, who had been for some time in a declining state of health. I desired him to preach every Sunday evening in our chapel, while he remained there. But as soon as I was gone, Mr.
Page 57 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
Page 144 - I had, for the first time, ah opportunity of speaking to her in private, and I resolved not to lose it. " ' You are about to become our sister, I find
Bibliographic information
| 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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