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... she was still very young , and lovely as ever , and she deter , mined to leave Rome , and seek at Naples for some lover , who was rich and weak enough to support her in the style to which she had latterly been aca customed . CHAP .
... she was still very young , and lovely as ever , and she deter , mined to leave Rome , and seek at Naples for some lover , who was rich and weak enough to support her in the style to which she had latterly been aca customed . CHAP .
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She had not been many days at Naples , when she fancied that in the Duke D'Vinci she had discovered a man fit for her purpose ; and she waited only for an opportunity of throwing herself in his way , when the masquerade presented one ...
She had not been many days at Naples , when she fancied that in the Duke D'Vinci she had discovered a man fit for her purpose ; and she waited only for an opportunity of throwing herself in his way , when the masquerade presented one ...
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... her life united to a ' man much older than herself , and who was since dead ; business she said , induced her to visit Naples , and a chance view of him , inspired her with a passion that had prompted her to take the steps she did .
... her life united to a ' man much older than herself , and who was since dead ; business she said , induced her to visit Naples , and a chance view of him , inspired her with a passion that had prompted her to take the steps she did .
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The Count D'Rosonio frequently heard from Naples , and the behaviour of the duke to his lovely wife , sharpened the thorn that still continued to wrankle in his heart . In the hope that the dangers and occupations of a mili . tary life ...
The Count D'Rosonio frequently heard from Naples , and the behaviour of the duke to his lovely wife , sharpened the thorn that still continued to wrankle in his heart . In the hope that the dangers and occupations of a mili . tary life ...
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In the felicity enjoyed by bis friends , D'Rosopio would have found a balm for his own unhappiness , had not the accounts he received from Naples excited at once his grief and his indignation . The duke gave the most scandalous ...
In the felicity enjoyed by bis friends , D'Rosopio would have found a balm for his own unhappiness , had not the accounts he received from Naples excited at once his grief and his indignation . The duke gave the most scandalous ...
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| Title | Montalva, or, Annals of guilt Montalva, or, Annals of guilt, Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Author | Ann Mary Hamilton |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2006 |
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