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... possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself desti- tute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth . You will think me a strange mad creature , for thus betraying to you ...
... possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself desti- tute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth . You will think me a strange mad creature , for thus betraying to you ...
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... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quit- ting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity , or ...
... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quit- ting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity , or ...
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... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quit- ting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity , or ...
... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quit- ting for ever her parental roof , and throwing herself destitute upon the world , would have been dreadful ; but Claudia was determined to emerge from obscurity , or ...
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... on her return she feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she . possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have wrung her heart . The agitation of her • spirits had produced a slight degree of fever , 39.
... on her return she feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she . possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have wrung her heart . The agitation of her • spirits had produced a slight degree of fever , 39.
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... feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have her heart . The agitation of her . wrung spirits had produced a slight degree of fever , which 39.
... feigned illness , and retired to bed ; had she possessed the smallest spark of feeling , the kindness of the signor would have her heart . The agitation of her . wrung spirits had produced a slight degree of fever , which 39.
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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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Page 112 - I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play, Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck so to the soul that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactions; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.
Page 86 - Bath, and the waters had some effect upon him ; but upon his return to the metropolis he was seized with a violent fever, which carried him off in a few days. The...
Page 106 - Mon. 22. — My brother and I set out for Bath, on a very extraordinary occasion. Some time since Mr. Smyth, a Clergyman, whose labours God had greatly blessed in the north of Ireland, brought his wife over to Bath, who had been for some time in a declining state of health. I desired him to preach every Sunday evening in our chapel, while he remained there. But as soon as I was gone, Mr.
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Page 154 - I had, for the first time, ah opportunity of speaking to her in private, and I resolved not to lose it. " ' You are about to become our sister, I find