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Page 48
... leave them . He se- lected amongst them such as he knew would form good members of society , and then proposed to allow them a certain tract of land on his estate , which they might cultivate and leave off their present desperate trade ...
... leave them . He se- lected amongst them such as he knew would form good members of society , and then proposed to allow them a certain tract of land on his estate , which they might cultivate and leave off their present desperate trade ...
Page 59
... hasted thither , and from that period made it our residence . " The Signor Valvano was forced by me to take an oath never to at- tempt to leave the Castello , on which D 6 condition condition he was not again confined in a dungcon , 59.
... hasted thither , and from that period made it our residence . " The Signor Valvano was forced by me to take an oath never to at- tempt to leave the Castello , on which D 6 condition condition he was not again confined in a dungcon , 59.
Page 67
... into the 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.
... into the 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.
Page 74
... leave it to be consumed by the scorching rays of the sun or the ra- venous beasts of prey . " Short is my tale , yet ' tis long ere I can summon resolution to begin it . I wish to supplicate for pardon ere I confess my guilt ; I wish to ...
... leave it to be consumed by the scorching rays of the sun or the ra- venous beasts of prey . " Short is my tale , yet ' tis long ere I can summon resolution to begin it . I wish to supplicate for pardon ere I confess my guilt ; I wish to ...
Page 135
... leave the pleasures of the world ; she neglected to partake of the morning re- past , and absorbed in melancholy re- flections which caused the frequent tear to steal down her lovely cheeks , passed the moments leaning on her white arm ...
... leave the pleasures of the world ; she neglected to partake of the morning re- past , and absorbed in melancholy re- flections which caused the frequent tear to steal down her lovely cheeks , passed the moments leaning on her white arm ...
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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.