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... favour must be purchased by an entire obedi- ence to my commands ; say , art thou content to accept the terms I offer ? " The duke bowed , and she continued , " receive from me a partner for the dance . " She put the hand of the lady ...
... favour must be purchased by an entire obedi- ence to my commands ; say , art thou content to accept the terms I offer ? " The duke bowed , and she continued , " receive from me a partner for the dance . " She put the hand of the lady ...
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... favours are to be repaid with insult . " " Pardon me , lovely signora ( cried the duke , interrupting her ) , and allow for the force of your charms on a sus- ceptible heart ; I thought indeed to have seen beauty , but I did not expect ...
... favours are to be repaid with insult . " " Pardon me , lovely signora ( cried the duke , interrupting her ) , and allow for the force of your charms on a sus- ceptible heart ; I thought indeed to have seen beauty , but I did not expect ...
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... favours of complying beauty , the sin of seduction was one from which he was wholly free . The youth and inno- cence of Claudia called for protection , and he strove to quel the tumultuous emotions which her surpassing loveli- ness ...
... favours of complying beauty , the sin of seduction was one from which he was wholly free . The youth and inno- cence of Claudia called for protection , and he strove to quel the tumultuous emotions which her surpassing loveli- ness ...
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... it with rapture to his lips , ) for this favour ? " " Which you began to think I never meant to grant you . Is it not so , sig- nor ? " ( replied she , with an arch smile . ) " I shall begin to believe that you are indeed 46.
... it with rapture to his lips , ) for this favour ? " " Which you began to think I never meant to grant you . Is it not so , sig- nor ? " ( replied she , with an arch smile . ) " I shall begin to believe that you are indeed 46.
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... he thought her doing so proceeded from her unbounded passion for him ; and he felt proud of his imaginary triumph over the honour of a woman , whose favours had been already indiscrimi- rately bestowed . Claudia now 47.
... he thought her doing so proceeded from her unbounded passion for him ; and he felt proud of his imaginary triumph over the honour of a woman , whose favours had been already indiscrimi- rately bestowed . Claudia now 47.
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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 thou art thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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