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... letter that came ; he also observed with the greatest attention , that no person but her woman , on whose fidelity he relied implicitly , had access to his daughter ; but vigilant as the signor was , yet love triumphed over his caution ...
... letter that came ; he also observed with the greatest attention , that no person but her woman , on whose fidelity he relied implicitly , had access to his daughter ; but vigilant as the signor was , yet love triumphed over his caution ...
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... letter was indeed a mortal stab to the peace of the unfortunate count . His mind was too rightly turned to at- tempt to influence Clementina to act in opposition to the dictates of her consci- ence , and unable to remain and witness her ...
... letter was indeed a mortal stab to the peace of the unfortunate count . His mind was too rightly turned to at- tempt to influence Clementina to act in opposition to the dictates of her consci- ence , and unable to remain and witness her ...
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... letter , in which , in the most affecting terms , he bade her farewel ; and while he supplicated her to pardon him , he besought her not to let any temptation plunge her into a similar error in future ; he painted in the live- liest ...
... letter , in which , in the most affecting terms , he bade her farewel ; and while he supplicated her to pardon him , he besought her not to let any temptation plunge her into a similar error in future ; he painted in the live- liest ...
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... letter , in which , in the most affecting terms , he bade her farewel ; and while he supplicated her to pardon him , he besought her not to let any temptation plunge her into a similar error in future ; he painted in the live- liest ...
... letter , in which , in the most affecting terms , he bade her farewel ; and while he supplicated her to pardon him , he besought her not to let any temptation plunge her into a similar error in future ; he painted in the live- liest ...
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... Fernando , I prevailed , without much difficulty , upon Francisca , to deliver a letter for me to her lovely mistress : in this epistle , I supplicated for an interview , and Francisca promised , that in a few days , 58.
... Fernando , I prevailed , without much difficulty , upon Francisca , to deliver a letter for me to her lovely mistress : in this epistle , I supplicated for an interview , and Francisca promised , that in a few days , 58.
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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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