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And scantly were the words spoken , than the people fell back on either hand ,
the archers lustily buffetting them with bows ... and with hands fast bound behind
his back , was a tall man , clad in the tattered shreds of a rich and costly dress .
And scantly were the words spoken , than the people fell back on either hand ,
the archers lustily buffetting them with bows ... and with hands fast bound behind
his back , was a tall man , clad in the tattered shreds of a rich and costly dress .
Page 100
He extended his hand and looked into her face with an expression that said as
plainly as if it had been uttered — “ Oh ! why will yon let ine go . " - The maiden
took the proferred hand , and a thrill of anguish passed through her whole frame .
He extended his hand and looked into her face with an expression that said as
plainly as if it had been uttered — “ Oh ! why will yon let ine go . " - The maiden
took the proferred hand , and a thrill of anguish passed through her whole frame .
Page 353
If there be not an undefined something about the candidate for a woman ' s hand
, which completely rivets her affections , his addresses are rejected , while the
fact may have been that he possessed all the qualities necessary to constitute a ...
If there be not an undefined something about the candidate for a woman ' s hand
, which completely rivets her affections , his addresses are rejected , while the
fact may have been that he possessed all the qualities necessary to constitute a ...
Page 425
There was a silence : at length Piero answered in a low voice“ Not by my hand . "
“ Most scrupulous man , ” said Mosca , disdainfully , “ thy hand has ever been
very immaculate . ” “ It has never been stained with human blood , ” replied Piero
...
There was a silence : at length Piero answered in a low voice“ Not by my hand . "
“ Most scrupulous man , ” said Mosca , disdainfully , “ thy hand has ever been
very immaculate . ” “ It has never been stained with human blood , ” replied Piero
...
Page 487
As she spoke the wretched woman covered her face with her hands , and sobbed
aloud in the agony of her grief . “ I do feel for you , believe me , I ... It is the hand of
care , not the hand of time , that has ploughed them . Dost thou see the white ...
As she spoke the wretched woman covered her face with her hands , and sobbed
aloud in the agony of her grief . “ I do feel for you , believe me , I ... It is the hand of
care , not the hand of time , that has ploughed them . Dost thou see the white ...
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