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Page 19
... she arose hastily as he entered . The duke caught her hand , and pres- sed with ardour for a sight of her face . For a long time she sustained her cha- racter and evaded his solicitations , but 1 at last , " I must be plain with 19.
... she arose hastily as he entered . The duke caught her hand , and pres- sed with ardour for a sight of her face . For a long time she sustained her cha- racter and evaded his solicitations , but 1 at last , " I must be plain with 19.
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... entered the heart of an abandoned woman . 19 · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant to make his heir ; but in the moments of doating fondness , he had told Claudia that she was amply provided for . The at- tention which ...
... entered the heart of an abandoned woman . 19 · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant to make his heir ; but in the moments of doating fondness , he had told Claudia that she was amply provided for . The at- tention which ...
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... entered the heart of an abandoned woman . · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant to make his heir ; but in the moments of doating fondness , he had told Claudia that sheph was amply provided for . The attention which she ...
... entered the heart of an abandoned woman . · Montoni had a favourite nephew whom he always meant to make his heir ; but in the moments of doating fondness , he had told Claudia that sheph was amply provided for . The attention which she ...
Page 49
... - tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL . I. D # humanity soon rendered him both re- spected and beloved 49.
... - tary life would , in some degree , banish those reflections that rendered existence insupportable to him , he entered the Spanish army , and his courage and VOL . I. D # humanity soon rendered him both re- spected and beloved 49.
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... entered , with a numerous and splendid retinue . When D'Rosonio beheld the bridegroom sinking under the weight of age and infirmities , he felt indignant that such a being should presume to aspire to the hand of the young and lovely ...
... entered , with a numerous and splendid retinue . When D'Rosonio beheld the bridegroom sinking under the weight of age and infirmities , he felt indignant that such a being should presume to aspire to the hand of the young and lovely ...
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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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