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... soon left her , as he said , to repose . " But he had strewed the pillow of the unfortunate girl with thorns , and gladly would she have welcomed death , as a refuge from the misery of a forced mar- riage . The image of D'Rosonio , dis ...
... soon left her , as he said , to repose . " But he had strewed the pillow of the unfortunate girl with thorns , and gladly would she have welcomed death , as a refuge from the misery of a forced mar- riage . The image of D'Rosonio , dis ...
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... soon change , or if they did not , it was not of much conse- quence , her lovely person would be his , and he was incapable of appreciating the value of a heart like Clementina's . He did not therefore betray the smallest symptom of ...
... soon change , or if they did not , it was not of much conse- quence , her lovely person would be his , and he was incapable of appreciating the value of a heart like Clementina's . He did not therefore betray the smallest symptom of ...
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... soon returned to Rome , and during his absence , Claudia had so in- gratiated herself with Viletta , that she asked her master's permission to keep her as an assistant in the duties of her office . " She is so apt , and so industrious ...
... soon returned to Rome , and during his absence , Claudia had so in- gratiated herself with Viletta , that she asked her master's permission to keep her as an assistant in the duties of her office . " She is so apt , and so industrious ...
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... soon let the marquis know the conquest he had made . De Laney received her advan- ces with transport , and for some time , their intrigue was carried on with secresy . Claudia gave the marquis several in- timations of her wish to desert ...
... soon let the marquis know the conquest he had made . De Laney received her advan- ces with transport , and for some time , their intrigue was carried on with secresy . Claudia gave the marquis several in- timations of her wish to desert ...
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... soon convert them into certainties , and I foresee that we must part . " 66 No , dearest Claudia ( said the mar quis ) , I cannot consent to resign thee ; some means must be thought of to pre- " vent it ; but let us not poison the 35.
... soon convert them into certainties , and I foresee that we must part . " 66 No , dearest Claudia ( said the mar quis ) , I cannot consent to resign thee ; some means must be thought of to pre- " vent it ; but let us not poison the 35.
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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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