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... heart of D'Rosonio ; but his temper , naturally grave , had been saddened even to melancholy , by a disappointment ... hearts could indeed be insensible to the merits of D'Rosonio . The father of Clementina was appa- rently pleased with ...
... heart of D'Rosonio ; but his temper , naturally grave , had been saddened even to melancholy , by a disappointment ... hearts could indeed be insensible to the merits of D'Rosonio . The father of Clementina was appa- rently pleased with ...
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... heart , and to think of her , except as a wife , he well knew would be vain ; yet even with the lovely Cle- mentina , he could not consider matri- mony as desirable , and for sometime he wavered ; but when he heard that her hand was ...
... heart , and to think of her , except as a wife , he well knew would be vain ; yet even with the lovely Cle- mentina , he could not consider matri- mony as desirable , and for sometime he wavered ; but when he heard that her hand was ...
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... heart was the count's . The manner in which she received the Duke D'Vinci , would have induced any man of delicacy to withdraw his addresses ; but delicacy had no place in the mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which ...
... heart was the count's . The manner in which she received the Duke D'Vinci , would have induced any man of delicacy to withdraw his addresses ; but delicacy had no place in the mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which ...
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... heart's best blood , you who have always seemed so generous , so nobly disin- terested , surely you can never ... heart is still unchanged . Clementina , my angel , forgive me , for doubting your fidelity , even for a moment ; write to ...
... heart's best blood , you who have always seemed so generous , so nobly disin- terested , surely you can never ... heart is still unchanged . Clementina , my angel , forgive me , for doubting your fidelity , even for a moment ; write to ...
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... heart . " She took it from her neck , and bitter indeed were the tears which she shed upon it , as she pressed it for the last time to her lips . It was a beautiful trinket , in the form of a heart , which her father had suffered her to ...
... heart . " She took it from her neck , and bitter indeed were the tears which she shed upon it , as she pressed it for the last time to her lips . It was a beautiful trinket , in the form of a heart , which her father had suffered her to ...
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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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