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Page 65
... being should presume to aspire to the hand of the young and lovely Clara . Joy and exultation sparkled in the eyes of Don Juan , and the friends were surprised at the calmness with which Clara behaved ; she was pale in- deed , 65.
... being should presume to aspire to the hand of the young and lovely Clara . Joy and exultation sparkled in the eyes of Don Juan , and the friends were surprised at the calmness with which Clara behaved ; she was pale in- deed , 65.
Page 76
... young as she still is , exhibiting scarcely the remains of her former self . Ask your own conscience , who has caused the change ? Oh ! let her voice be attended to , and the future years my child may yet be happy . of 66 Farewel , my ...
... young as she still is , exhibiting scarcely the remains of her former self . Ask your own conscience , who has caused the change ? Oh ! let her voice be attended to , and the future years my child may yet be happy . of 66 Farewel , my ...
Page 92
... young D'Rosonio . was formed for love and friendship .. Though naturally acute and penetrating , the warmth of his temper rendered him blind to the faults of those whom he loved ; and even in his childish days , the 92.
... young D'Rosonio . was formed for love and friendship .. Though naturally acute and penetrating , the warmth of his temper rendered him blind to the faults of those whom he loved ; and even in his childish days , the 92.
Page 93
... young Stephano embittered the happiness of his parents , who looked forward , with terror to the maturity of those evil passions , which neither precept nor example could cor He possessed however , from his rect . earliest years , a ...
... young Stephano embittered the happiness of his parents , who looked forward , with terror to the maturity of those evil passions , which neither precept nor example could cor He possessed however , from his rect . earliest years , a ...
Page 94
... young D'Rosonio felt , partly from habit and partly from the natural goodness of his heart , the warmest friendship for his cousin ; and if Stephano was capable of feeling the smallest interest or affection for any human being it was ...
... young D'Rosonio felt , partly from habit and partly from the natural goodness of his heart , the warmest friendship for his cousin ; and if Stephano was capable of feeling the smallest interest or affection for any human being it was ...
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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.
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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.
Page 69 - They had not been long at sea when a violent storm arose, and in a few hours.
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