Montalva, or, Annals of guilt |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 17
... ( 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 , F but thy magic powers have already dis- pelled them 17.
... ( 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 , F but thy magic powers have already dis- pelled them 17.
Page 49
... tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL . I. D humanity soon rendered him both re- spected and beloved . 49.
... tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL . I. D humanity soon rendered him both re- spected and beloved . 49.
Page 121
... reflection that I have perform- ed my duty . " His daughter Victoria was present , and at the mention of her brother's de- parture , her soft eyes filled with tears ; she tried to conceal them and to force a smile into her countenance ...
... reflection that I have perform- ed my duty . " His daughter Victoria was present , and at the mention of her brother's de- parture , her soft eyes filled with tears ; she tried to conceal them and to force a smile into her countenance ...
Page 133
... reflection , he re- solved to endeavour without wounding the delicacy of Victoria , to erase from . her mind any idea that he entertained more than a paternal regard for her . " Yes , Victoria ( thought he ) , I will indeed be a brother ...
... reflection , he re- solved to endeavour without wounding the delicacy of Victoria , to erase from . her mind any idea that he entertained more than a paternal regard for her . " Yes , Victoria ( thought he ) , I will indeed be a brother ...
Page 185
... - ings when he contemplated the happi- ness which this amiable pair enjoyed . " Such , ( thought he ) , might have been my lot ; had not D'Rosonio stepped between me and happiness . " One day , while he was indulging in reflections of 185.
... - ings when he contemplated the happi- ness which this amiable pair enjoyed . " Such , ( thought he ) , might have been my lot ; had not D'Rosonio stepped between me and happiness . " One day , while he was indulging in reflections of 185.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 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
Popular passages
Page 114 - 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 88 - 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 108 - 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 69 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
Page 156 - 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