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... honour you do me in seeking my alliance , and I know not at present , that man to whom I would more willingly intrust the happiness of my child ; but I will not enter into any positive engage- ments . " The decided tone of the signor ...
... honour you do me in seeking my alliance , and I know not at present , that man to whom I would more willingly intrust the happiness of my child ; but I will not enter into any positive engage- ments . " The decided tone of the signor ...
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... wishes , 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.
... wishes , 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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... honour to his licen- tious wishes . Naturally of the most inconstant dis- position , Montalva was soon satiated with the person of Lauretta , pretty and attractive as it was ; and he became sensible of his imprudence , in engaging in an ...
... honour to his licen- tious wishes . Naturally of the most inconstant dis- position , Montalva was soon satiated with the person of Lauretta , pretty and attractive as it was ; and he became sensible of his imprudence , in engaging in an ...
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... honour or humanity , Lauretta might have ended her days in happy obscurity , but convinced that all danger of discovery was over , Stephano's incli- nation for her person revived , and the weak and guilty woman was but too easily ...
... honour or humanity , Lauretta might have ended her days in happy obscurity , but convinced that all danger of discovery was over , Stephano's incli- nation for her person revived , and the weak and guilty woman was but too easily ...
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... honoured , and happy in your lordship's friendship , ” replied the blushing and delighted Vic- toria . But alas ! friendship was too cold a name for the sentiment which the count soon inspired her with ; and young and susceptible as G 2 ...
... honoured , and happy in your lordship's friendship , ” replied the blushing and delighted Vic- toria . But alas ! friendship was too cold a name for the sentiment which the count soon inspired her with ; and young and susceptible as G 2 ...
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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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