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Page 10
... voice from above demanded " if that was Gomelli ? " " No , " replied Ricardo looking up to a small turret window which rose on one side of the gates , and from whence the voice proceeded ; " Ha- ving had the misfortune to be benight- ed ...
... voice from above demanded " if that was Gomelli ? " " No , " replied Ricardo looking up to a small turret window which rose on one side of the gates , and from whence the voice proceeded ; " Ha- ving had the misfortune to be benight- ed ...
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... voice ; however wait there , and I will ask our Capitano , I mean the Sig- nor of the Castello . " Some voices in conversation were then heard , and presently another man demanded how many there were , as he was afraid there would not ...
... voice ; however wait there , and I will ask our Capitano , I mean the Sig- nor of the Castello . " Some voices in conversation were then heard , and presently another man demanded how many there were , as he was afraid there would not ...
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... had unfortunately got amongst a horde of banditti , acquainted his peo- ple with his suspicions , and desired them to be on their guard , and by no means to separate . The The sounds of many voices , which appeared to come 13.
... had unfortunately got amongst a horde of banditti , acquainted his peo- ple with his suspicions , and desired them to be on their guard , and by no means to separate . The The sounds of many voices , which appeared to come 13.
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... voice sung a beautiful Sicilian ariette . " Bravo , Capitano , " said a number of voices when it was concluded , and the conversation was now resumed . The voice he had heard greatly interested Ricardo ; it was familiar to his ear , and ...
... voice sung a beautiful Sicilian ariette . " Bravo , Capitano , " said a number of voices when it was concluded , and the conversation was now resumed . The voice he had heard greatly interested Ricardo ; it was familiar to his ear , and ...
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... voice of a female seemingly in great distress . I hastened instantly to the spot , and beheld the Signora in the arms of Al- tona , who was placing her before him on his steed . My people immediately by a signal surrounded his party ...
... voice of a female seemingly in great distress . I hastened instantly to the spot , and beheld the Signora in the arms of Al- tona , who was placing her before him on his steed . My people immediately by a signal surrounded his party ...
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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.