The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale. In Three Volumes..T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1804 - Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
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... unceasing regret ; while a marriage , contracted at the instigation of his family , to re - establish a fortune his own impru dencies dencies had much injured , in uniting him to a 16 had some influence in fixing his vi- ...
... unceasing regret ; while a marriage , contracted at the instigation of his family , to re - establish a fortune his own impru dencies dencies had much injured , in uniting him to a 16 had some influence in fixing his vi- ...
Page 42
... marry her ; for , though the perfor- mance of a church ceremony might re- store her to the prostituted opinion of the world , it could not ensure the par- don of an offended Maker , or recall the approbation of her own heart , for ever ...
... marry her ; for , though the perfor- mance of a church ceremony might re- store her to the prostituted opinion of the world , it could not ensure the par- don of an offended Maker , or recall the approbation of her own heart , for ever ...
Page 44
... marriage , was one he could not easily . reconcile . So wonderfully interwoven had been every link in the chain of his eventful eventful life , that his first meeting with Ubaldo ( 44 of despairing guilt, because the hand of ...
... marriage , was one he could not easily . reconcile . So wonderfully interwoven had been every link in the chain of his eventful eventful life , that his first meeting with Ubaldo ( 44 of despairing guilt, because the hand of ...
Page 49
... marriage with the wealthy Juliana di Morano was planned and concluded ; while the unliappy Eloise , daily declin- ing in health and spirits , readily accept- ed the offer of Moraldi , to remove to a small retired cottage he had ...
... marriage with the wealthy Juliana di Morano was planned and concluded ; while the unliappy Eloise , daily declin- ing in health and spirits , readily accept- ed the offer of Moraldi , to remove to a small retired cottage he had ...
Page 63
... marriage , Morano continued to visit the cottage where dwelt the lovely and ill - fated Eloise . To Ubaldo alone was the se- cret of her residence entrusted ; and he , in the frequent absences of the Marchese , was the only being who ...
... marriage , Morano continued to visit the cottage where dwelt the lovely and ill - fated Eloise . To Ubaldo alone was the se- cret of her residence entrusted ; and he , in the frequent absences of the Marchese , was the only being who ...
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Abruzzo agita agony Albenza ance behold Bertoldo bosom breast castle chese child Claudine Cleance Corvino cottage countenance cried crimes curse danger dared death deprived despair door dreadful dungeon dying Eloise Eve of San exclaimed existence eyes fatal fatal beauty fatal secret fate Father Jerome fear feelings garment gazed Gradisca groan guilty Guiseppe hand happiness hastened heart Heaven honour hope horror hour induced infant innocence instantly inwardly Italy look Lord Lorenzo Louis de Volange Marchese di Morano Marquis de Volange marriage ment mind miseries misfortunes Moraldi mother murder Naples ness never night offspring once pangs parent Paulina peace poniard proved quired racter repentant replied revenge round ruin San Pietro secret seek Signiora small pox soon sorrow soul spirit sufferings tears tenderness thee thou thought tion treachery Ubal Ubaldo vengeance victim villain Viola virtuous wife witness woman wound wretched youth Zanotti
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Page 199 - What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome?
Page 199 - Reserved him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of lost happiness, and lasting pain, Torments him : round he throws his baleful eyes, That witness'd huge affliction and dismay Mix'd with obdurate pride and steadfast hate : At once, as far as Angels...
Page 166 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Page 166 - Unmark'd ; — see, from behind her secret stand, The sly informer minutes every fault, And her dread diary with horror fills.
Page 233 - Syphax, we must work in haste: Oh think what anxious moments pass between The birth of plots and their last fatal periods. Oh ! 'tis a dreadful interval of time, Filled up with horror all, and big with death...