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Did you then really suppose ( said she smiling ) , that I was the frightful creature , I represented myself to be ? Oh , signor , how little do you know of our sex ; had that been the case , believe me it is the last thing I should have ...
Did you then really suppose ( said she smiling ) , that I was the frightful creature , I represented myself to be ? Oh , signor , how little do you know of our sex ; had that been the case , believe me it is the last thing I should have ...
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As long as I had reason to suppose that your hand would be accompanied by your whole heart , signora ( said he , coldly ) , I would have held the gift dear as my own soul ; but , far from reproach- ing , I thank you for the frank avowal ...
As long as I had reason to suppose that your hand would be accompanied by your whole heart , signora ( said he , coldly ) , I would have held the gift dear as my own soul ; but , far from reproach- ing , I thank you for the frank avowal ...
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Tell me , ( cried he ) tell me I desire , Fernando , whether Bianca Lupinetti has given you reason to suppose she loves you ? " " My dear Montalva , what a question , " said the count . " By heaven ' tis one that I will have 178.
Tell me , ( cried he ) tell me I desire , Fernando , whether Bianca Lupinetti has given you reason to suppose she loves you ? " " My dear Montalva , what a question , " said the count . " By heaven ' tis one that I will have 178.
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I have no reason to suppose so , ( re- turned the count , ) but trust me Stepha- no , was Bianca to prove herself so un- worthy of thy love . she would have no charms for me ; and surely contempt would overpower affection in the bosom ...
I have no reason to suppose so , ( re- turned the count , ) but trust me Stepha- no , was Bianca to prove herself so un- worthy of thy love . she would have no charms for me ; and surely contempt would overpower affection in the bosom ...
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Heaven knows , Stephano , how dear thou art to my heart ; but could I for a moment believe thee serious ; could I suppose that ought but rage and disappointment urged thee to talk thus , I would instant- ly renounce thee .
Heaven knows , Stephano , how dear thou art to my heart ; but could I for a moment believe thee serious ; could I suppose that ought but rage and disappointment urged thee to talk thus , I would instant- ly renounce thee .
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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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