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Page 131
... tion of which he was almost ignorant gently pressed her hand . The soft sure was returned- he looked at the nun - their eyes glowed with passion- he gently drew her toward him - he put his arm around her slender waist- he bent his head ...
... tion of which he was almost ignorant gently pressed her hand . The soft sure was returned- he looked at the nun - their eyes glowed with passion- he gently drew her toward him - he put his arm around her slender waist- he bent his head ...
Page 149
... tion of the monks . And at length he entered a small chamber ; this he cross- ed , and opening a door on the oppo- site side , found himself in a lofty vaulted corridore . Recollecting the direction of the sounds of the monks ' voices ...
... tion of the monks . And at length he entered a small chamber ; this he cross- ed , and opening a door on the oppo- site side , found himself in a lofty vaulted corridore . Recollecting the direction of the sounds of the monks ' voices ...
Page 158
... tion of Ferdinando was not unpleasant to her ears . She raised her eyes on him - they met his enamoured gaze- they spoke more than the tongue could ever express the fire of love was in them . Ferdinando with rapturous sensa- tions ...
... tion of Ferdinando was not unpleasant to her ears . She raised her eyes on him - they met his enamoured gaze- they spoke more than the tongue could ever express the fire of love was in them . Ferdinando with rapturous sensa- tions ...
Page 181
... tion of the purposes to which that edi- fice was erected , made her feel sensations of remorse , though steeled as her breast had long been against the sting of con- science . She went to the gate , and leaning against a column long ...
... tion of the purposes to which that edi- fice was erected , made her feel sensations of remorse , though steeled as her breast had long been against the sting of con- science . She went to the gate , and leaning against a column long ...
Page 183
... thyself only to blame . While the raging flames of unsated desire pervad- ed his frame , what would he not have dared to have gained my emancipa- tion ? But now he no longer thinks on me ; me ; or if he does , a smile of 183.
... thyself only to blame . While the raging flames of unsated desire pervad- ed his frame , what would he not have dared to have gained my emancipa- tion ? But now he no longer thinks on me ; me ; or if he does , a smile of 183.
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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.