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... marchioness that I am engaged ( said the stranger ) , and send Agnes to me ; " the domestic retired , and in a few moments an old female , who ap- peared something above the common class , entered . " Oh ! holy Mary ( cried she ) , in ...
... marchioness that I am engaged ( said the stranger ) , and send Agnes to me ; " the domestic retired , and in a few moments an old female , who ap- peared something above the common class , entered . " Oh ! holy Mary ( cried she ) , in ...
Page 55
... ; he had the weakness and vanity to suppose that his person and accomplishments had caught the heart of my wife , and in a short time he pre- sumed to make dishonourable overtures to her . The marchioness , who , to the 55.
... ; he had the weakness and vanity to suppose that his person and accomplishments had caught the heart of my wife , and in a short time he pre- sumed to make dishonourable overtures to her . The marchioness , who , to the 55.
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... marchioness's love was not equal to my own ; the delicate reserve of my Maria became to the jaundiced eye of jealousy , coldness and indifference ; I doated upon her , and from the moment I suspected that her regard was inferior to mine ...
... marchioness's love was not equal to my own ; the delicate reserve of my Maria became to the jaundiced eye of jealousy , coldness and indifference ; I doated upon her , and from the moment I suspected that her regard was inferior to mine ...
Page 57
... marchioness was par- ticularly attentive to him . " The kindness of your lovely wife ( said he to me one day ) , frequently opens those wounds which it is meant to heal ; when I see her smiling cheer- fully on your guests ; when , with ...
... marchioness was par- ticularly attentive to him . " The kindness of your lovely wife ( said he to me one day ) , frequently opens those wounds which it is meant to heal ; when I see her smiling cheer- fully on your guests ; when , with ...
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... marchioness ; I too , became involuntarily attentive to the manners of both , and I could not help fancying , that there was a peculiar softness in the marchioness's eyes and voice , whenever she addressed him ; the artful Carlos seemed ...
... marchioness ; I too , became involuntarily attentive to the manners of both , and I could not help fancying , that there was a peculiar softness in the marchioness's eyes and voice , whenever she addressed him ; the artful Carlos seemed ...
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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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