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Page 37
... recollection . When the service was concluded the Abbot advanced to Ricardo , who , de- lighted to see a man for whom he felt the greatest esteem , willingly protracted the conversation , till the train of monks : being ready , he was ...
... recollection . When the service was concluded the Abbot advanced to Ricardo , who , de- lighted to see a man for whom he felt the greatest esteem , willingly protracted the conversation , till the train of monks : being ready , he was ...
Page 70
... recollection , and he determined to dedicate the following morning to the examination of those papers ; in which , unfortunately , he had to learn more of the dark conduct of the late Marchese his father , and the circumstance that had ...
... recollection , and he determined to dedicate the following morning to the examination of those papers ; in which , unfortunately , he had to learn more of the dark conduct of the late Marchese his father , and the circumstance that had ...
Page 75
... I am unable to continue this intended exposition of my deeds of horror without renewing in all the bitterness of recollection my guilty acts ; but I must do it ; I must com- 2 mence mence the recital while my trembling hand is able to 75.
... I am unable to continue this intended exposition of my deeds of horror without renewing in all the bitterness of recollection my guilty acts ; but I must do it ; I must com- 2 mence mence the recital while my trembling hand is able to 75.
Page 118
... Angle Tower illumined by the silver beams of the nocturnal lamp . Sadly he gazed on them , while the dreadful act that had been performed in its gloomy interior returned returned to his recollection with in- creasing grief . Unable 118.
... Angle Tower illumined by the silver beams of the nocturnal lamp . Sadly he gazed on them , while the dreadful act that had been performed in its gloomy interior returned returned to his recollection with in- creasing grief . Unable 118.
Page 119
Edward Montague. returned to his recollection with in- creasing grief . Unable to support the painful emo- tions that arose in his breast , he slowly returned to the Castello , to seek in his Louisa's converse that comfort he was so much ...
Edward Montague. returned to his recollection with in- creasing grief . Unable to support the painful emo- tions that arose in his breast , he slowly returned to the Castello , to seek in his Louisa's converse that comfort he was so much ...
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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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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
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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.