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Page 10
... hand , when he suddenly reflected that his adored Louisa might be in their hands . Without hesitation , and confiding in the number of his attendants , he blew the horn . A hoarse voice from above demanded " if that was Gomelli ? " " No ...
... hand , when he suddenly reflected that his adored Louisa might be in their hands . Without hesitation , and confiding in the number of his attendants , he blew the horn . A hoarse voice from above demanded " if that was Gomelli ? " " No ...
Page 12
... hands to dispel the gloomy shades of night , were such as by no means were cal- culated to give a favourable opinion either of them or their profession . They were of gigantic stature , each wearing on his head a casque of iron on which ...
... hands to dispel the gloomy shades of night , were such as by no means were cal- culated to give a favourable opinion either of them or their profession . They were of gigantic stature , each wearing on his head a casque of iron on which ...
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... when he heard that the per- secutor of his Louisa had fallen by other hands than his . " I was returning to this place , " con- tinued the Count , " with some of my people tinued 19 after you left the Castle saw my father ...
... when he heard that the per- secutor of his Louisa had fallen by other hands than his . " I was returning to this place , " con- tinued the Count , " with some of my people tinued 19 after you left the Castle saw my father ...
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... hand ; and anxious to be possessed of such an in- estimable treasure as she appeared in his eyes , he entreated her to name the day , when at the altar he should be united to her . Louisa's blushes told the emotions of her bosom , and ...
... hand ; and anxious to be possessed of such an in- estimable treasure as she appeared in his eyes , he entreated her to name the day , when at the altar he should be united to her . Louisa's blushes told the emotions of her bosom , and ...
Page 67
... hands of his nearest relative . He took leave of the Marchese and Marchesa , and promised , as soon as his affairs would allow him , to return to the Castello . The The Count de Leoni still remained , and Ricardo found 67.
... hands of his nearest relative . He took leave of the Marchese and Marchesa , and promised , as soon as his affairs would allow him , to return to the Castello . The The Count de Leoni still remained , and Ricardo found 67.
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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.