The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804 - Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
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... light ; while her unfeeling Lord con- tented himself with a cold enquiry at the door of her chamber , and then departed , to devote the rest of his day to the Marchesa , whose side he never quitted , and who innocently received his ...
... light ; while her unfeeling Lord con- tented himself with a cold enquiry at the door of her chamber , and then departed , to devote the rest of his day to the Marchesa , whose side he never quitted , and who innocently received his ...
Page 77
... light , so elegant , so sylph - like , as might have characterised a nymph of fabled antiquity ; her countenance was the index of her pure soul , and there was a sensibility and sweetness in the " liquid circle " of her fine dark eye ...
... light , so elegant , so sylph - like , as might have characterised a nymph of fabled antiquity ; her countenance was the index of her pure soul , and there was a sensibility and sweetness in the " liquid circle " of her fine dark eye ...
Page 96
... light from Bianca , bade her order the servants to rest , and then turned towards the great staircase leading to the gallery which contained the Marchesa's suit of apart- ments . Slowly she ascended , the rain now beat heavily against ...
... light from Bianca , bade her order the servants to rest , and then turned towards the great staircase leading to the gallery which contained the Marchesa's suit of apart- ments . Slowly she ascended , the rain now beat heavily against ...
Page 97
... , locked within the precincts of the grave , to close its earthly cares and sink to rest . " She wept and moved from the window ; for the wind , penetrating through VOL . I. F 1 through its aperture , nearly extin- guished her light 97.
... , locked within the precincts of the grave , to close its earthly cares and sink to rest . " She wept and moved from the window ; for the wind , penetrating through VOL . I. F 1 through its aperture , nearly extin- guished her light 97.
Page 98
... light , she now entered the saloon , and , as her eye glanced acci- dentally on one of the large mirrors , she thought something dark and sha- dowy was reflected in it : rivetted to the spot , she raised high the lamp to ascertain ...
... light , she now entered the saloon , and , as her eye glanced acci- dentally on one of the large mirrors , she thought something dark and sha- dowy was reflected in it : rivetted to the spot , she raised high the lamp to ascertain ...
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Abruzzo Albenza anca art thou beauty benza Bertoldo Bianca bless bosom brother castle ceived CHAP character cheek chesa chese child companion Conte countenance creature cried Viola dark daugh death dreadful Eve of San-Pietro exclaimed eyes fancy father faultered favour fear feelings felt Frenchman gazed Gradisca hand happiness heard heart Heaven Holy honour hope hour idea interrupted Viola Juliana kucw Lady Laurentine Lilla lives look Lord Lorenzo manner Marchese marriage ment mind Monte Cassino Montebino moping Morano mother Naples nature ness never nexions night pale parents passion peace Pescara pillow poor prove raised recollection rence replied repose rest round saloon seek seemed shuddered sigh sink sleep smile soon sorrow soul stranger sunk sure sweet tears thee tion tone trembling Ubaldo uncon vate verdi vocable voice wife wish woman words wretched young Zanotti
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