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... unhappy passion has taken of your heart ; but my Clemen- tina will struggle with her weakness ; think , my love , how different would be your feelings , had you rashly dared to brave the sacred authority of a parent ; then every day ...
... unhappy passion has taken of your heart ; but my Clemen- tina will struggle with her weakness ; think , my love , how different would be your feelings , had you rashly dared to brave the sacred authority of a parent ; then every day ...
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... unhappy passion which the count was still unable to conquer : but his hopes were vain , D'Rosonio was indeed polite , and attentive to the Spanish beauties , but his heart was still Clementina's , and he acknowledged to Montalva , that ...
... unhappy passion which the count was still unable to conquer : but his hopes were vain , D'Rosonio was indeed polite , and attentive to the Spanish beauties , but his heart was still Clementina's , and he acknowledged to Montalva , that ...
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... unhappy " D'ALBICI . " The perusal of this letter , hard as the duke's heart was , had some effect upon it . The body of the unfortunate signor was found in a river at some distance from his house , and his death was , by all but the ...
... unhappy " D'ALBICI . " The perusal of this letter , hard as the duke's heart was , had some effect upon it . The body of the unfortunate signor was found in a river at some distance from his house , and his death was , by all but the ...
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... unhappy sufferers , openly arraigned the justice of the power that punished them . To breathe but a syl- lable against the Inquisition , is to sub- ject oneself to the most dreadful punish- ments , but the conversation would for ever ...
... unhappy sufferers , openly arraigned the justice of the power that punished them . To breathe but a syl- lable against the Inquisition , is to sub- ject oneself to the most dreadful punish- ments , but the conversation would for ever ...
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... home : " " Alas ! signor ( replied the young man ) , I have no home ; my unhappy parent and myself have indeed the shelter of a roof , but Heaven knows how soon we may be deprived of it . " His eyes filled with tears as he spoke , and 95.
... home : " " Alas ! signor ( replied the young man ) , I have no home ; my unhappy parent and myself have indeed the shelter of a roof , but Heaven knows how soon we may be deprived of it . " His eyes filled with tears as he spoke , and 95.
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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 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
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