The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804 - Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
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Page 41
... continued , laying his hand on his heart , " to pierce the veil of mystery buried here ; seek not " -- At this moment , when the wild looks of Moraldi were bent as if " " to to penetrate discovery through the soul of his companion , 41.
... continued , laying his hand on his heart , " to pierce the veil of mystery buried here ; seek not " -- At this moment , when the wild looks of Moraldi were bent as if " " to to penetrate discovery through the soul of his companion , 41.
Page 49
... while the gaze of pleasure , the chast- ened look of rapture , with which he followed each movement of her graceful form , went as so many daggers to the heart VOL . I. D heart of Moraldi . No smile of con- nubial tenderness 49.
... while the gaze of pleasure , the chast- ened look of rapture , with which he followed each movement of her graceful form , went as so many daggers to the heart VOL . I. D heart of Moraldi . No smile of con- nubial tenderness 49.
Page 56
... looks bore ample testimony to some dreadful catastrophe ; the wretched Marchesa sunk senseless to the earth , and was borne in that state to her apartments by Moraldi , who , after consigning her to the care of her attendants , hastened ...
... looks bore ample testimony to some dreadful catastrophe ; the wretched Marchesa sunk senseless to the earth , and was borne in that state to her apartments by Moraldi , who , after consigning her to the care of her attendants , hastened ...
Page 61
... looks pale and haggard , her eye wild and fren- zied ; she instantaneously caught a glimpse of the well - known habit of her Lord , and uttering a scream that vi- brated to the hearts of all around her , clung in convulsive violence ...
... looks pale and haggard , her eye wild and fren- zied ; she instantaneously caught a glimpse of the well - known habit of her Lord , and uttering a scream that vi- brated to the hearts of all around her , clung in convulsive violence ...
Page 71
... Lady , and it sleeps now so soundly , and looks just for all the world like an angel . " Peace , good Bianca , " answered the Marchesa , and observe me ; " circumstances of the the most important nature demand that this affair should be 71.
... Lady , and it sleeps now so soundly , and looks just for all the world like an angel . " Peace , good Bianca , " answered the Marchesa , and observe me ; " circumstances of the the most important nature demand that this affair should be 71.
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