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... wish to be thought possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself desti- tute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth . You will think me a strange 1 mad creature , for ...
... wish to be thought possessed of it , nor is there any woman , who would chuse to own herself desti- tute of all pretensions to it , if she was conscious that she was speaking the truth . You will think me a strange 1 mad creature , for ...
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... wish that he might be the great signor destined to raise her from obscurity ; any hope of his mar- rying her , she did not indulge , but she would have thought herself happy in being his mistress . Montoni soon returned to Rome , and ...
... wish that he might be the great signor destined to raise her from obscurity ; any hope of his mar- rying her , she did not indulge , but she would have thought herself happy in being his mistress . Montoni soon returned to Rome , and ...
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... wish she expressed to remain with him . He desired her to retire , and he began to consider the matter in a new light ; that Claudia . loved him , he was strongly inclined to believe , but the pride of birth forbade him to transplant ...
... wish she expressed to remain with him . He desired her to retire , and he began to consider the matter in a new light ; that Claudia . loved him , he was strongly inclined to believe , but the pride of birth forbade him to transplant ...
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... wish to desert Montoni for him , but to these hints he appeared insensible ; he was indeed fascinated with her person , but his fortune was moderate , and he did not wish to di- minish it , by supporting a mistress in that stile of ...
... wish to desert Montoni for him , but to these hints he appeared insensible ; he was indeed fascinated with her person , but his fortune was moderate , and he did not wish to di- minish it , by supporting a mistress in that stile of ...
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... wish that I was wholly thine ? ( said she , without noticing his reply ) . Hear me , De Laney ( con- tinued she , preventing him from inter- rupting her ) , should any circumstance . give me freedom and independence , nay , more ...
... wish that I was wholly thine ? ( said she , without noticing his reply ) . Hear me , De Laney ( con- tinued she , preventing him from inter- rupting her ) , should any circumstance . give me freedom and independence , nay , more ...
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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 thou art thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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