Works, Volume 2J. G. Gregory, 1864 |
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... his own heart , when he amuses himself with the wailings of . a Christian . " " Well , the happiest of us all must take such as fortune brings . If my soles are to be shod with B blows , the honest priest of Sant ' Agata will THE BRAVO .
... his own heart , when he amuses himself with the wailings of . a Christian . " " Well , the happiest of us all must take such as fortune brings . If my soles are to be shod with B blows , the honest priest of Sant ' Agata will THE BRAVO .
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James Fenimore Cooper. blows , the honest priest of Sant ' Agata will be cheated of a penitent . I have bargained with the good curato , that all such accidental calamities shall go in the general account of penance . But how fares the ...
James Fenimore Cooper. blows , the honest priest of Sant ' Agata will be cheated of a penitent . I have bargained with the good curato , that all such accidental calamities shall go in the general account of penance . But how fares the ...
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... Agata , were my tongue so limber ! The gondolier and the confessor are the two privy- councillors of a noble , Master Stefano , with this small difference - that the last only knows what the sinner wishes to revcal , while the first ...
... Agata , were my tongue so limber ! The gondolier and the confessor are the two privy- councillors of a noble , Master Stefano , with this small difference - that the last only knows what the sinner wishes to revcal , while the first ...
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... Agata safely over his head . Were he to speak more reverently of the horned bonnet , and of the Council of Three , his pretensions to succeed to the rights of his forefathers might seem juster in the eyes of his judges . But distance is ...
... Agata safely over his head . Were he to speak more reverently of the horned bonnet , and of the Council of Three , his pretensions to succeed to the rights of his forefathers might seem juster in the eyes of his judges . But distance is ...
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... Agata . The bark is none of the worst for speed , and it has some reputation for beauty . It ought to be of happy fortune , too , for the good curato recom- mended it , with many a devout prayer , to the Virgin and to San Francesco ...
... Agata . The bark is none of the worst for speed , and it has some reputation for beauty . It ought to be of happy fortune , too , for the good curato recom- mended it , with many a devout prayer , to the Virgin and to San Francesco ...
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66 Signore Agata Annina answered Antonio art thou beneath blessed boat Bravo Bridge of Sighs Bucentaur Calabrian canals canst Carlo Carmelite companion concealed council countenance daughter doge Doge of Venice doge's palace Don Camillo Monforte Donna Florinda Donna Violetta door Dost thou duty eccellenza entered errand exclaimed Father Anselmo favor fear feelings felucca fisherman Frontoni galleys Gelsomina Gino girl glance gondola hand happy Hast thou hath heard heart holy honor hope hour illustrious interest Jacopo justice lady Lagunes Lido look manner Mark mask master mayest monk Neapolitan noble palace passed patricians Piazzetta pleasure prayers prince prison quay regatta republic returned Rialto Roderigo San Teodoro scarce secret senate Signor Gradenigo Signor Soranzo speak Stefano stranger thee thine Thou art thou hast Thou knowest thou wilt thou would'st Tiepolo tion truth Venetian Venice voice wish young youth
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Page viii - I STOOD in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs ; A palace and a prison on each hand : I saw from out the wave her structures rise As from the stroke of the enchanter's wand : A thousand years their cloudy wings expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land...
Page 393 - PRISONER OF CHILLON. MY hair is gray, but not with years, Nor grew it white In a single night, As men's have grown from sudden fears: My limbs are bow'd, though not with toil, But rusted with a vile repose, For they have been a dungeon's spoil, And mine has been the fate of those To whom the goodly earth and air Are bann'd, and barr'd — forbidden fare...
Page 405 - LET us lift up the curtain, and observe What passes in that chamber. Now a sigh, And now a groan is heard. Then all is still. Twenty are sitting as in judgment there ; Men who have served their country, and grown...