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It would be the act of a fiend , to take advantage of her situation ( thought he ) , I will be to her as a father . " The illness of a nephew , whom he meant to inherit his fortune , called him at this time from his home , and Clau- dia ...
It would be the act of a fiend , to take advantage of her situation ( thought he ) , I will be to her as a father . " The illness of a nephew , whom he meant to inherit his fortune , called him at this time from his home , and Clau- dia ...
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Clara in- genuously informed me of the particu- lars of her situation , and avowed her reluctance to become the wife of Don Juan ; but in reply to my pressing in- treaties to escape , and bless me with her hand , she reminded me ...
Clara in- genuously informed me of the particu- lars of her situation , and avowed her reluctance to become the wife of Don Juan ; but in reply to my pressing in- treaties to escape , and bless me with her hand , she reminded me ...
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Though I had never determined against matrimony , yet , the smallness of my fortune had made me think , that when I sought a wife , it should be one pos- sessed of riches ; but the beauty of Clara , her situation , and above all ...
Though I had never determined against matrimony , yet , the smallness of my fortune had made me think , that when I sought a wife , it should be one pos- sessed of riches ; but the beauty of Clara , her situation , and above all ...
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... in the most humble situation , stung him to the soul ; but when he reflected that her misery was solely owing to himself , the torments of his mind became insupportable , and he took the rash resolution of ending them by suicide .
... in the most humble situation , stung him to the soul ; but when he reflected that her misery was solely owing to himself , the torments of his mind became insupportable , and he took the rash resolution of ending them by suicide .
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That I do indeed believe ( cried Fernando ) , and if ( as I conjecture ) , un- expected and unmerited misfortune has reduced you to your present distressed situation , in my father , the Count D'Rosonio , you will find a powerful friend ...
That I do indeed believe ( cried Fernando ) , and if ( as I conjecture ) , un- expected and unmerited misfortune has reduced you to your present distressed situation , in my father , the Count D'Rosonio , you will find a powerful friend ...
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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.
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| 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 |
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