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... mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which she felt for him , but he saw it with indifference ; he had always been a favourite with the fair , and he flattered himself , that when Clementina was once his , her senti ...
... mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which she felt for him , but he saw it with indifference ; he had always been a favourite with the fair , and he flattered himself , that when Clementina was once his , her senti ...
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... mind , increased the an- guish of Clementina ; and for some time she hesitated about answering it . “ Ah ! ( said she , mentally ) , let him think me perfidious , he will then be speedily re- stored to peace , he will remember me only as ...
... mind , increased the an- guish of Clementina ; and for some time she hesitated about answering it . “ Ah ! ( said she , mentally ) , let him think me perfidious , he will then be speedily re- stored to peace , he will remember me only as ...
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... mind , and the care which the duchess took to conceal from him all the causes of actual un- happiness which she had , hurt him more than the keenest reproaches would have done ; he determined to remon- strate with the duke , but this ...
... mind , and the care which the duchess took to conceal from him all the causes of actual un- happiness which she had , hurt him more than the keenest reproaches would have done ; he determined to remon- strate with the duke , but this ...
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... sylph ( replied the duke , who had listened to her soft accents with pleasure ) , that the most gloomy reflections had , at that moment , taken possession of my mind , but thy magic powers have already dis- pelled them , 17.
... sylph ( replied the duke , who had listened to her soft accents with pleasure ) , that the most gloomy reflections had , at that moment , taken possession of my mind , but thy magic powers have already dis- pelled them , 17.
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... mind of Claudia , was a noble Sicilian , whose husband had lately purchased a palace in the neighbourhood of Claudia's parents ; gentleness and dignity were equally the characteristics of the couns tess ; but though she was pleased with ...
... mind of Claudia , was a noble Sicilian , whose husband had lately purchased a palace in the neighbourhood of Claudia's parents ; gentleness and dignity were equally the characteristics of the couns tess ; but though she was pleased with ...
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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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