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... conduct would have claimed respect from any man not void of humanity ; but engrossed by licenti- ous pleasures , or ambitious pursuits , the heart of the duke was inaccessible to those sentiments which she was formed to inspire .
... conduct would have claimed respect from any man not void of humanity ; but engrossed by licenti- ous pleasures , or ambitious pursuits , the heart of the duke was inaccessible to those sentiments which she was formed to inspire .
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... when he considered the character of his son in - law , whose be- haviour to him had for some time past been so coldly civil , that the signor saw nothing would give him greater pleasure than an opportunity of breaking with him .
... when he considered the character of his son in - law , whose be- haviour to him had for some time past been so coldly civil , that the signor saw nothing would give him greater pleasure than an opportunity of breaking with him .
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Look around thee , oh child of the dust ( said she to the duke ) , all here is calculated to touch the senses , and to dazzle the imagination ; the hand of beauty presents to thee the cup of pleasure , and her seducing voice invites ...
Look around thee , oh child of the dust ( said she to the duke ) , all here is calculated to touch the senses , and to dazzle the imagination ; the hand of beauty presents to thee the cup of pleasure , and her seducing voice invites ...
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At what a price ( thought he ) , have I purchased a transient pleasure ; and what compensation can I make to the wretched victim of my unhallowed desires ? The behaviour of Claudia , while it augmented his love for her , ad- ded to the ...
At what a price ( thought he ) , have I purchased a transient pleasure ; and what compensation can I make to the wretched victim of my unhallowed desires ? The behaviour of Claudia , while it augmented his love for her , ad- ded to the ...
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I have offered him my whole fortune , for I well knew your disinterested affection for me would in- duce you to resign it with pleasure , but he has vowed , solemnly vowed , never to yield my hand to another . To escape . is impossible ...
I have offered him my whole fortune , for I well knew your disinterested affection for me would in- duce you to resign it with pleasure , but he has vowed , solemnly vowed , never to yield my hand to another . To escape . is impossible ...
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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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