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... reasons for resigning him , was the severest she had ever known ; but a father's curse- could she resolve to incur that ? impos- sible , and to preserve herself from this dreaded malediction , she resigned every earthly hope of ...
... reasons for resigning him , was the severest she had ever known ; but a father's curse- could she resolve to incur that ? impos- sible , and to preserve herself from this dreaded malediction , she resigned every earthly hope of ...
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... reason to rejoice in the success of his cruel project : His . daughther was indeed surrounded by all that in the opinion of the world con- stitutes happiness ; but the insufficiency of pomp and splendour to procure feli- city , was at ...
... reason to rejoice in the success of his cruel project : His . daughther was indeed surrounded by all that in the opinion of the world con- stitutes happiness ; but the insufficiency of pomp and splendour to procure feli- city , was at ...
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... reason of this unkind delay . " " It has not been my fault , De Laney ( cried she ) , but I much doubt whether we shall be able to meet again ; Mon- toni has suspicions of me ; jealousy will soon convert them into certainties , and I ...
... reason of this unkind delay . " " It has not been my fault , De Laney ( cried she ) , but I much doubt whether we shall be able to meet again ; Mon- toni has suspicions of me ; jealousy will soon convert them into certainties , and I ...
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... reason of this unkind . delay . " 2 " It has not been my fault , De Laney ( cried she ) , but I much doubt whether we shall be able to meet again ; Mon- toni has suspicions of me ; jealousy will soon convert them into certainties , and ...
... reason of this unkind . delay . " 2 " It has not been my fault , De Laney ( cried she ) , but I much doubt whether we shall be able to meet again ; Mon- toni has suspicions of me ; jealousy will soon convert them into certainties , and ...
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... reason to fear that I shall never possess the object of my passion . " " You jest , surely , Montalva ( cried the count ) , or you have hitherto been very secret in your amour , for I never had the least idea of it . " " To all my ...
... reason to fear that I shall never possess the object of my passion . " " You jest , surely , Montalva ( cried the count ) , or you have hitherto been very secret in your amour , for I never had the least idea of it . " " To all my ...
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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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