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Page 44
... corridore which led to the chapel , and on each side of the hall ; behind the triple row of columns which supported the lofty roof , were bands of musicians , who filled the air with their pleasing me- lodies Preceded by the abbot ...
... corridore which led to the chapel , and on each side of the hall ; behind the triple row of columns which supported the lofty roof , were bands of musicians , who filled the air with their pleasing me- lodies Preceded by the abbot ...
Page 112
... in the par- tition which seperated a small chamber I was in from the corridore , brandished a large sword , at the same time utter- ing those dismal sounds which , increased by by the echo , almost alarmed myself . My plan 112.
... in the par- tition which seperated a small chamber I was in from the corridore , brandished a large sword , at the same time utter- ing those dismal sounds which , increased by by the echo , almost alarmed myself . My plan 112.
Page 123
... corridore , where observing a light streaming from a door that was not closed he approach- ed it , and saw the man who having laid aside his cloak , was seated by the side of the nun , with whom he appeared in earnest conversation . G 2 ...
... corridore , where observing a light streaming from a door that was not closed he approach- ed it , and saw the man who having laid aside his cloak , was seated by the side of the nun , with whom he appeared in earnest conversation . G 2 ...
Page 125
... corridore , and descending the stairs , the monk , who followed them at a distance , saw the nun open the gate in the skreen , and when her lover was gone she lock- ed it , and tremblingly retraced her steps toward her cell . t At the ...
... corridore , and descending the stairs , the monk , who followed them at a distance , saw the nun open the gate in the skreen , and when her lover was gone she lock- ed it , and tremblingly retraced her steps toward her cell . t At the ...
Page 149
... corridore . Recollecting the direction of the sounds of the monks ' voices when per- forming the evening service , he ad- vanced that way , and opening a large H 2 folding folding portal , entered the well - known chapel of 149.
... corridore . Recollecting the direction of the sounds of the monks ' voices when per- forming the evening service , he ad- vanced that way , and opening a large H 2 folding folding portal , entered the well - known chapel of 149.
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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.