Montalva, or, Annals of guilt |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 18
... , whom he led to join the dancers ; had not his thoughts been fixed upon the sylph , he would have been pleased with her fair friend , who possessed much grace and vivacity , and F 1 seemed studious to attract his notice . After they had ...
... , whom he led to join the dancers ; had not his thoughts been fixed upon the sylph , he would have been pleased with her fair friend , who possessed much grace and vivacity , and F 1 seemed studious to attract his notice . After they had ...
Page 21
... 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 ...
Page 26
... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting 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 quitting 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 ...
Page 26
... possessed of any degree of feminine delicacy , the thought of quitting 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 quitting 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 ...
Page 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.
... 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.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abbess affection Alberto appeared arms attention beauty became beloved birth called castle cause child Claudia continued convent count countenance countess cried D'Rosonio daughter dear death desired determined duke entered expressed eyes father fear feel felt followed formed fortune gave girl give hand happiness heard heart Heaven honour hope hour human idea Isabel kindness knew lady leave letter lived look lord lost manner marry means ment mind moment Montalva mother Naples nature ness never noble offer parents passed passion peace person pleasure poor possessed present pressed promise quitted reason received reflection refused regard regret remain rendered replied sent Sforza short signor situation soon spirits suffer suppose surely tears tell thank thee thing thou thought tion took turned Valeria Viola wife wish woman young
Popular passages
Page 102 - 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 76 - 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 96 - 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.
Page 57 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
Page 144 - 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Montalva, or, Annals of guilt Montalva, or, Annals of guilt, Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Author | Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2006 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |