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... desired her to retire , and he began to consider the matter in a new light ; that Claudia . loved him , he was strongly inclined to believe , but the pride of birth forbade him to transplant this lovely flower into that soil , where she ...
... desired her to retire , and he began to consider the matter in a new light ; that Claudia . loved him , he was strongly inclined to believe , but the pride of birth forbade him to transplant this lovely flower into that soil , where she ...
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... appeal to your humanity ; oh ! as you hope for mercy at the last day , let not the appeal be made in vain . " The interesting loveliness of the fair supplicant , and her affecting energy , moved the heart of the good bishop ; he desired 67.
... appeal to your humanity ; oh ! as you hope for mercy at the last day , let not the appeal be made in vain . " The interesting loveliness of the fair supplicant , and her affecting energy , moved the heart of the good bishop ; he desired 67.
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Ann Mary Hamilton. moved the heart of the good bishop ; he desired to hear her tale , and the simple , unvarnished manner in which it was told , persuaded him of its truth . When she came to the period at which her guardian discovered ...
Ann Mary Hamilton. moved the heart of the good bishop ; he desired to hear her tale , and the simple , unvarnished manner in which it was told , persuaded him of its truth . When she came to the period at which her guardian discovered ...
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Ann Mary Hamilton. made , and solemnly kept the promise which her benefactress desired . The gaieties of Rome soon chased all care and gloom from the mind of Montalva . Free from all restraint , and liberally supplied by the count with ...
Ann Mary Hamilton. made , and solemnly kept the promise which her benefactress desired . The gaieties of Rome soon chased all care and gloom from the mind of Montalva . Free from all restraint , and liberally supplied by the count with ...
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... desired to see him the moment he arrived . Unfeeling as he was , Stephano re- ceived a momentary shock from the ap- pearance of his father , on whose coun- tenance death had evidently set his seal ; the Signora Montalva sat by the ...
... desired to see him the moment he arrived . Unfeeling as he was , Stephano re- ceived a momentary shock from the ap- pearance of his father , on whose coun- tenance death had evidently set his seal ; the Signora Montalva sat by the ...
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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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Page 112 - 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 86 - 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 106 - 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 67 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
Page 154 - 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