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... breast in the letter she wrote to Ri- cardo , which , however , she forbore mentioning to him , as she felt un- willing to increase the distress he then endured for the loss of his father . Some Some evenings after , just as she was ...
... breast in the letter she wrote to Ri- cardo , which , however , she forbore mentioning to him , as she felt un- willing to increase the distress he then endured for the loss of his father . Some Some evenings after , just as she was ...
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... breast . Well acquainted with that part of the country , the Count led the party a much shorter road than that Ricardo had traversed , and about noon they stopped to rest themselves and the steeds in the refreshing shades of the exten ...
... breast . Well acquainted with that part of the country , the Count led the party a much shorter road than that Ricardo had traversed , and about noon they stopped to rest themselves and the steeds in the refreshing shades of the exten ...
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... breast when , by means of the solemn scene he now wit- nessed , the memory of his parent be- came fresh in his recollection . When the service was concluded the Abbot advanced to Ricardo , who , de- lighted to see a man for whom he felt ...
... breast when , by means of the solemn scene he now wit- nessed , the memory of his parent be- came fresh in his recollection . When the service was concluded the Abbot advanced to Ricardo , who , de- lighted to see a man for whom he felt ...
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... breast of Louisa , he had not said a word to her on the subject , and awaited the time when it would be necessary to explain to her his situation , well knowing how important it is in this sublunary state to seize every moment of ...
... breast of Louisa , he had not said a word to her on the subject , and awaited the time when it would be necessary to explain to her his situation , well knowing how important it is in this sublunary state to seize every moment of ...
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... my tale , yet ' tis long ere I can summon resolution to begin it . I wish to supplicate for pardon ere I confess my guilt ; I wish to tell what have been my sufferings , in order to to raise some pity , even in the breasts of 74.
... my tale , yet ' tis long ere I can summon resolution to begin it . I wish to supplicate for pardon ere I confess my guilt ; I wish to tell what have been my sufferings , in order to to raise some pity , even in the breasts of 74.
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The Demon of Sicily - A Romance, in Four Volumes - Vol. II, Volume 2 Edward Montague No preview available - 2010 |
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Page 141 - I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls; and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely head: the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows, the rank grass of the wall waved round its head. Desolate is the dwelling of Moina; silence is in the house of her fathers.