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Page 22
... residence of Louisa , beheld that love- ly female , and then resolved on forc- ing her away to his own residence . He went not far from her abode and concealed himself in a peasant's cottage for a few days with two of of his men ; he ...
... residence of Louisa , beheld that love- ly female , and then resolved on forc- ing her away to his own residence . He went not far from her abode and concealed himself in a peasant's cottage for a few days with two of of his men ; he ...
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... residence of humanity . Now I had it in my power to revenge my- self on my fellow creatures my nature began to relent , and I employed my time in tutoring my savage troops , and in weaning them from their dreadful propensity to shed ...
... residence of humanity . Now I had it in my power to revenge my- self on my fellow creatures my nature began to relent , and I employed my time in tutoring my savage troops , and in weaning them from their dreadful propensity to shed ...
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... residence to proceed to that of Louisa , to conduct her and the Signora Bononi to their future abode . The tenantry and peasants , dressed in their best apparel , crowded on the lawn lawn in front of the Northern Towers to welcome their 42.
... residence to proceed to that of Louisa , to conduct her and the Signora Bononi to their future abode . The tenantry and peasants , dressed in their best apparel , crowded on the lawn lawn in front of the Northern Towers to welcome their 42.
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... residence of the banditti at the foot of the lofty mountains , which form the Vale di Demone ; they were delighted to see him return , but their joy was turned to grief when they understood he was going to leave them . He se- lected ...
... residence of the banditti at the foot of the lofty mountains , which form the Vale di Demone ; they were delighted to see him return , but their joy was turned to grief when they understood he was going to leave them . He se- lected ...
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... residence of my associates , which was in a lone house on the beach , more than a league from Palermo . It was here I deter- mined to keep the Signor Valvano ; for though the remembrance of the service service he had rendered me made me ...
... residence of my associates , which was in a lone house on the beach , more than a league from Palermo . It was here I deter- mined to keep the Signor Valvano ; for though the remembrance of the service service he had rendered me made me ...
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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.