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Page 12
... , each wearing on his head a casque of iron on which was fixed a large lock of horse - hair . Their countenances were dark and ferocious ; and they were all armed with long swords . As As soon as Ricardo and his people had entered the 12.
... , each wearing on his head a casque of iron on which was fixed a large lock of horse - hair . Their countenances were dark and ferocious ; and they were all armed with long swords . As As soon as Ricardo and his people had entered the 12.
Page 34
... dark mantle of night was swiftly descending on the earth when Ricardo and his party entered the valley . The hapless Signora Bononi was standing at the gate of her little garden , anxious- ly awaiting the return of Ricardo , when her ...
... dark mantle of night was swiftly descending on the earth when Ricardo and his party entered the valley . The hapless Signora Bononi was standing at the gate of her little garden , anxious- ly awaiting the return of Ricardo , when her ...
Page 36
... dark battlements of the Castle of Carlentini , and alighted at the gates of the court - yard that led to the North- ern Hall . Ricardo looking toward the long casement of the chapel , saw that it was illuminated , and on inquiring the ...
... dark battlements of the Castle of Carlentini , and alighted at the gates of the court - yard that led to the North- ern Hall . Ricardo looking toward the long casement of the chapel , saw that it was illuminated , and on inquiring the ...
Page 52
... dark . I drew my cloak over my face , and advan- eing toward the person , prepared to execute what I had undertaken to per- form , but was prevented by the ap- proach of some people ; and while they were passing my victim entered the ...
... dark . I drew my cloak over my face , and advan- eing toward the person , prepared to execute what I had undertaken to per- form , but was prevented by the ap- proach of some people ; and while they were passing my victim entered the ...
Page 61
... instigated in his conduct toward him ; Ricardo had therefore a painful task to perform , and he looked forward with anxiety to the moment when he should be obliged obliged to develope the dark designs of the late Marchese 61.
... instigated in his conduct toward him ; Ricardo had therefore a painful task to perform , and he looked forward with anxiety to the moment when he should be obliged obliged to develope the dark designs of the late Marchese 61.
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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.