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Page 74
... most ener- getic terms , the mildness , the angelic forbearance of Clementina ; he assured him that not a single murmur had ever passed her lips , and that on the subject of her husband's conduct she had been uniformly silent . 74.
... most ener- getic terms , the mildness , the angelic forbearance of Clementina ; he assured him that not a single murmur had ever passed her lips , and that on the subject of her husband's conduct she had been uniformly silent . 74.
Page 81
... Claudia's fidelity occurred to the duke ; he was hastily passing the girl , when . she attempted to stop him ; forgetful of her sex , he threw her from him with violence E 5 . 81 her house; this girl was in the hall as ...
... Claudia's fidelity occurred to the duke ; he was hastily passing the girl , when . she attempted to stop him ; forgetful of her sex , he threw her from him with violence E 5 . 81 her house; this girl was in the hall as ...
Page 82
... passed through several apartments till he came to her boudoir , ( that boudoir which had been so often the scene of his guilty pleasures ) . The door was of glass , and the curtains which shaded it were partly undrawn ; through it the ...
... passed through several apartments till he came to her boudoir , ( that boudoir which had been so often the scene of his guilty pleasures ) . The door was of glass , and the curtains which shaded it were partly undrawn ; through it the ...
Page 164
... passed away . My affection for him , calm , steady , and rational , seemed to myself incapable of increase or diminution ; but this regard did not satisfy the warm and impassioned heart of Alberto ; ever anxious to be near me , and ...
... passed away . My affection for him , calm , steady , and rational , seemed to myself incapable of increase or diminution ; but this regard did not satisfy the warm and impassioned heart of Alberto ; ever anxious to be near me , and ...
Page 167
... passed ( added she , blushing ) , I ought not perhaps to scruple owning that the first sight of you convinced me Alberto was right , when he declared that my heart was made for a warmer sentiment than the one I felt for him . Deeply did ...
... passed ( added she , blushing ) , I ought not perhaps to scruple owning that the first sight of you convinced me Alberto was right , when he declared that my heart was made for a warmer sentiment than the one I felt for him . Deeply did ...
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affection Albertina Alberto Anselmo appeared aunt beauty beheld beloved bestow Bianca birth bosom Camillo castle cause child Clara Claudia Clementina convent Corinna Count D'Rosonio countenance countess cried Montalva cried the count daugh daughter dear death Di Soranzo Diana Douglas distress Don Carlos Don Juan dorno duke Ellen endeavoured exclaimed eyes father favour fear feel Fernando Fiametta fortune friendship gave girl grief guilt hand happiness heart Heaven honour hope infant Isabel knew lady abbess Laney Laura Lauretta lord marchioness Maria marquis marriage marry ment mind minstrel Montoni mother Naples ness never noble orphan parents passion peace pleasure poor possessed promise ranzo received regret rendered replied Rome Santenos signor cried Signora Sforza soon Soranzo Spain spirits Stephano suffer sylph talva tears temper Teresa thank thee thou art thought tion turbed unhappy Valeria Victoria Viola vowed wife wish woman wretched young
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Page 114 - I have heard That guilty creatures, sitting at a play, Have by the very cunning of the scene Been struck so to the soul that presently They have proclaim'd their malefactions; For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ.
Page 88 - Bath, and the waters had some effect upon him ; but upon his return to the metropolis he was seized with a violent fever, which carried him off in a few days. The...
Page 108 - Mon. 22. — My brother and I set out for Bath, on a very extraordinary occasion. Some time since Mr. Smyth, a Clergyman, whose labours God had greatly blessed in the north of Ireland, brought his wife over to Bath, who had been for some time in a declining state of health. I desired him to preach every Sunday evening in our chapel, while he remained there. But as soon as I was gone, Mr.
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Page 156 - I had, for the first time, ah opportunity of speaking to her in private, and I resolved not to lose it. " ' You are about to become our sister, I find