The exile. The owl. The German knight. The Florentine kinsmen. The carrier's wife. The two faithful lovers of Sicily. The Venetan countess. A tale of the harem. The chestnut tree. The fair maid of Ludgate. The three brothersWilliam H. Ainsworth, 1827 - 1827 |
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... head suddenly drop , as if it had been displeasing that their eyes should meet again . It seemed , indeed , that his malady had already returned upon him ; but in another moment the body fell forwards on the floor , and instantly the ...
... head suddenly drop , as if it had been displeasing that their eyes should meet again . It seemed , indeed , that his malady had already returned upon him ; but in another moment the body fell forwards on the floor , and instantly the ...
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... head was burn- ing with a tumult of remorseful and miserable thoughts , together with some most painful mis- givings , as to the disposition of his mistress , which now began to show at variance with love- liness and womanhood . But it ...
... head was burn- ing with a tumult of remorseful and miserable thoughts , together with some most painful mis- givings , as to the disposition of his mistress , which now began to show at variance with love- liness and womanhood . But it ...
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... heads of a score of Turks at my saddle - bow . Till then , I remain in all loyalty , your true knight , LODOWIC . The hard - hearted one perused this letter with an equal mixture of delight and doubt , for the style of the German ...
... heads of a score of Turks at my saddle - bow . Till then , I remain in all loyalty , your true knight , LODOWIC . The hard - hearted one perused this letter with an equal mixture of delight and doubt , for the style of the German ...
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... gentleman , accordingly turned his head on that side - but he had scarcely glanced on that golden light of heaven , when the miser suddenly smote him a savage blow on the left breast , which tumbled him off 48 THE FLORENTINE KINSMEN .
... gentleman , accordingly turned his head on that side - but he had scarcely glanced on that golden light of heaven , when the miser suddenly smote him a savage blow on the left breast , which tumbled him off 48 THE FLORENTINE KINSMEN .
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... head . Look here at this very blood , which you have drawn from my hand in our struggle , how naturally it reproaches and stains you ; for which reason , God doubtless made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus ...
... head . Look here at this very blood , which you have drawn from my hand in our struggle , how naturally it reproaches and stains you ; for which reason , God doubtless made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus ...
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