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... as the door was a - jar , a glimpse of the fair form which he was in search of ; she had thrown herself on a sofa , but she arose hastily as he entered . The duke caught her hand , and pres- sed with ardour for a sight of her face .
... as the door was a - jar , a glimpse of the fair form which he was in search of ; she had thrown herself on a sofa , but she arose hastily as he entered . The duke caught her hand , and pres- sed with ardour for a sight of her face .
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ticed , and she divined his motives ; but a wish to devote herself to him , in- spired her with a design the most dia- bolical that ever entered the heart of an abandoned woman . 19 · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant ...
ticed , and she divined his motives ; but a wish to devote herself to him , in- spired her with a design the most dia- bolical that ever entered the heart of an abandoned woman . 19 · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant ...
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A Lys ; ticed , and she divined his motives but a wish to devote herself to him , inspired her with a design the most diabolical that ever entered the heart of an abandoned woman . · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant ...
A Lys ; ticed , and she divined his motives but a wish to devote herself to him , inspired her with a design the most diabolical that ever entered the heart of an abandoned woman . · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant ...
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In the hope that the dangers and occupations of a mili- tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL .
In the hope that the dangers and occupations of a mili- tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL .
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In a short time , Don Juan and Donna Clara entered , with a numerous and splendid retinue . When D'Rosonio beheld the bridegroom sinking under the weight of age and infirmities , he felt indignant that such a being should presume to ...
In a short time , Don Juan and Donna Clara entered , with a numerous and splendid retinue . When D'Rosonio beheld the bridegroom sinking under the weight of age and infirmities , he felt indignant that such a being should presume to ...
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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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