Montalva, or, Annals of guilt |
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... count ) , you owe me no obligation , what I did arose from actual selfishness . " 66 Selfishness , Fernando ! what , at the hazard of your own life to preserve mine ? how can you prove that there was any thing selfish in such an act ...
... count ) , you owe me no obligation , what I did arose from actual selfishness . " 66 Selfishness , Fernando ! what , at the hazard of your own life to preserve mine ? how can you prove that there was any thing selfish in such an act ...
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... count D'Rosonio , and the sig- nor Montalva were distantly related , but they had till now been almost strangers to each other ; they had in- deed often met , but their dispositions were apparently different , and though polite , they ...
... count D'Rosonio , and the sig- nor Montalva were distantly related , but they had till now been almost strangers to each other ; they had in- deed often met , but their dispositions were apparently different , and though polite , they ...
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... count's . The manner in which she received the Duke D'Vinci , would have induced any man of delicacy to withdraw his addresses ; but delicacy had no place in the mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which she felt for ...
... count's . The manner in which she received the Duke D'Vinci , would have induced any man of delicacy to withdraw his addresses ; but delicacy had no place in the mind of the duke . He saw the coldness , the aversion which she felt for ...
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... count , and of explaining to him her reasons for resigning him , was the severest she had ever known ; but a father's curse- could she resolve to incur that ? impos- sible , and to preserve herself from this dreaded malediction , she ...
... count , and of explaining to him her reasons for resigning him , was the severest she had ever known ; but a father's curse- could she resolve to incur that ? impos- sible , and to preserve herself from this dreaded malediction , she ...
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... 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 it would never own another ...
... 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 it would never own another ...
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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 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 thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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