Works, Volume 2J. G. Gregory, 1864 |
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... thee how near the beautiful signora was to sharing the fate of the gon- dola , and how the loss of the Roman marchese weighs , in addition , on the soul of the padrone . " " Santo Padre ! That a Christian should die the death of a ...
... thee how near the beautiful signora was to sharing the fate of the gon- dola , and how the loss of the Roman marchese weighs , in addition , on the soul of the padrone . " " Santo Padre ! That a Christian should die the death of a ...
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... the felucca in her path towards the Lagunes . " " Did the sight warm thee at the soles of thy feet Gino dear ? " " There was not a turbaned head on his deck , but every sea - cap set upon a well - covered 20 THE BRAVO .
... the felucca in her path towards the Lagunes . " " Did the sight warm thee at the soles of thy feet Gino dear ? " " There was not a turbaned head on his deck , but every sea - cap set upon a well - covered 20 THE BRAVO .
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... thee . " Neither the vestibule , nor the entrance , nor the other visible accessories of the dwelling , were so ... thee ? " " Eccellenza ! " exclaimed the gondolier , gasping for breath . " I ask thee if thou knowest the countenance of ...
... thee . " Neither the vestibule , nor the entrance , nor the other visible accessories of the dwelling , were so ... thee ? " " Eccellenza ! " exclaimed the gondolier , gasping for breath . " I ask thee if thou knowest the countenance of ...
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... thee if thou art acquainted with the person of a certain Jacopo Frontoni ; a dweller here in Venice ? " " Eccellenza , yes . " " He I mean has been long remarked by the mis- fortunes of his family , the father being now in exile on the ...
... thee if thou art acquainted with the person of a certain Jacopo Frontoni ; a dweller here in Venice ? " " Eccellenza , yes . " " He I mean has been long remarked by the mis- fortunes of his family , the father being now in exile on the ...
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... thee , Gino , thou wilt wait his plea . sure ; and if he dismiss thee at once , return hither with all expedition , that I may know the result . ” " I very well know , Signor Don Camillo , that the honor of a noble is more tender of ...
... thee , Gino , thou wilt wait his plea . sure ; and if he dismiss thee at once , return hither with all expedition , that I may know the result . ” " I very well know , Signor Don Camillo , that the honor of a noble is more tender of ...
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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...