Works, Volume 2J. G. Gregory, 1864 |
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... 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 . 13.
... 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 . 13.
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... heart or warm the feet . " 66 Enough of friendship . And is there nothing stirring in the republic ? -no young noble drowned , nor any Jew hanged ? " 66 Nothing of that much interest - except the calamity which befell Pietro . Thou ...
... heart or warm the feet . " 66 Enough of friendship . And is there nothing stirring in the republic ? -no young noble drowned , nor any Jew hanged ? " 66 Nothing of that much interest - except the calamity which befell Pietro . Thou ...
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... heart ; and we know how to obtain justice for an insult , as well as our masters . " " Well , a gondola is mortal , as well as a felucca , and both have their time ; better die by the prow of a brig , than fall into the gripe of a Turk ...
... heart ; and we know how to obtain justice for an insult , as well as our masters . " " Well , a gondola is mortal , as well as a felucca , and both have their time ; better die by the prow of a brig , than fall into the gripe of a Turk ...
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... heart of Gino beat violently , but he mustered resolution to meet the stranger . As they drew near each other , it became evident , by the light of the moon , which penetrated even to that gloomy spot , that the latter was also masked ...
... heart of Gino beat violently , but he mustered resolution to meet the stranger . As they drew near each other , it became evident , by the light of the moon , which penetrated even to that gloomy spot , that the latter was also masked ...
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... heart , ' twill be wise to use dili- gence , for many here may be willing to wear the jewel ! " " Corpo di Bacco ! " exclaimed the disappointed gondolier ; " any who find such a bauble of mine under foot , are welcome to their luck ...
... heart , ' twill be wise to use dili- gence , for many here may be willing to wear the jewel ! " " Corpo di Bacco ! " exclaimed the disappointed gondolier ; " any who find such a bauble of mine under foot , are welcome to their luck ...
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