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I. " MAY Heaven renounce me when I forget thy generous friendship , dearest D'Rosonio " ( cried Montalva , as he pressed the hand of his cousin ) .. " In truth ( replied the count ) , you owe me no obligation , what I did arose from ...
I. " MAY Heaven renounce me when I forget thy generous friendship , dearest D'Rosonio " ( cried Montalva , as he pressed the hand of his cousin ) .. " In truth ( replied the count ) , you owe me no obligation , what I did arose from ...
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Well , Fernando ( cried he ) , we will not argue the point , but from hence- forth , we are brothers ; " he held out his hand , and D'Rosonio grasped it in his ; no protestations confirmed this league of amity , but it lasted during the ...
Well , Fernando ( cried he ) , we will not argue the point , but from hence- forth , we are brothers ; " he held out his hand , and D'Rosonio grasped it in his ; no protestations confirmed this league of amity , but it lasted during the ...
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The father of Clementina was appa- rently pleased with their mutual attach- ment ; and when D'Rosonio solicited the hand of his daughter , he refused it only B 2 3 talva's temper was of the gayest kind, ...
The father of Clementina was appa- rently pleased with their mutual attach- ment ; and when D'Rosonio solicited the hand of his daughter , he refused it only B 2 3 talva's temper was of the gayest kind, ...
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the hand of his daughter , he refused it only on account of her extreme youth . " A little time will remove that obstacle , signor ( eried the impatient lover ) , might . I but look forward to a certainty of calling the signora ...
the hand of his daughter , he refused it only on account of her extreme youth . " A little time will remove that obstacle , signor ( eried the impatient lover ) , might . I but look forward to a certainty of calling the signora ...
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proper time he should have the happi- ness to receive the hand of Clementina from her father ; and so in all probabi- lity he would , but for an accident that threw Clementina in the way of a richer lover . At a ball given by the coun- ...
proper time he should have the happi- ness to receive the hand of Clementina from her father ; and so in all probabi- lity he would , but for an accident that threw Clementina in the way of a richer lover . At a ball given by the coun- ...
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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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