The demon of Sicily, Volume 21807 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 23
Page 123
... convent . " He now determined to watch them ; and passing through the gate , which was left open , he cautiously advanced along a passage , and ascending a broad flight of stairs that appeared at the end , entered a corridore , where ...
... convent . " He now determined to watch them ; and passing through the gate , which was left open , he cautiously advanced along a passage , and ascending a broad flight of stairs that appeared at the end , entered a corridore , where ...
Page 127
... the passions of love , I did not conceive myself bound to obey the ri- gid rules of a convent . As yet too the last ceremony has not been performed . My lover has contrived to obtain an entrance to the G 4 My 127 66 ...
... the passions of love , I did not conceive myself bound to obey the ri- gid rules of a convent . As yet too the last ceremony has not been performed . My lover has contrived to obtain an entrance to the G 4 My 127 66 ...
Page 128
... convent ; but , fa- ther , if ever your heart felt the soft passion of love , if ever you knew the pangs of parting with the object you held dearest on earth , I conjure you , by the remembrance of those emotions , to pity my situation ...
... convent ; but , fa- ther , if ever your heart felt the soft passion of love , if ever you knew the pangs of parting with the object you held dearest on earth , I conjure you , by the remembrance of those emotions , to pity my situation ...
Page 130
... convent . " The Demon from his gloomy abode beheld the meeting of Bernardo and the nun , who long had been the votary of vice , whose soul confessed his sway ; he saw in her a fit tool to further his designs against the monk , he made ...
... convent . " The Demon from his gloomy abode beheld the meeting of Bernardo and the nun , who long had been the votary of vice , whose soul confessed his sway ; he saw in her a fit tool to further his designs against the monk , he made ...
Page 133
... convent cemetery , where he would meet her ; he then hastily retreated toward the chapel , and Agatha flew to her cell . But what they had supposed to be the abbess was nothing more than a delusive form , raised by the Demon to part ...
... convent cemetery , where he would meet her ; he then hastily retreated toward the chapel , and Agatha flew to her cell . But what they had supposed to be the abbess was nothing more than a delusive form , raised by the Demon to part ...
Other editions - View all
The Demon of Sicily - A Romance, in Four Volumes - Vol. II, Volume 2 Edward Montague No preview available - 2010 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbess abbot abode Agatha agitated alarmed arms arose attended awaited banditti beams beauties beheld bosom breast cardo casement Castello Castle cavalier cham chamber chese conduct convent corridore couch Count de Leoni countenance cruel dark delight Demon descended domestics door dreadful endeavoured entered the chapel eyes father fear Ferdinando forest gate gaze gloomy greatly grey dawn grief Grimaldi guilty acts hand happiness hastily heard heart horror hour lamp lancholy late Marchese leave length light looked Lord Louisa maldi Marchese de Carlentini ment midnight mind monastery monk moon morning mother night obliged Palermo passage passed peared portals portuning proceeded real delight recollection reign replied residence retired Ricardo ruminating Santa Catherina seemed sensations side Signor Valvano Signora Bononi silent skreen soon sounds South Angle Tower specting steps tello ther thou tion trembling unfortunate Theodora voice walls wish
Popular passages
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.