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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Page 117
... Grand Inquisitor , who desired nothing so much as the glory of his conversion . The priests of the Holy Office therefore used a thou- sand arguments to persuade him of his errors ; but the desperate man refused to listen to their ...
... Grand Inquisitor , who desired nothing so much as the glory of his conversion . The priests of the Holy Office therefore used a thou- sand arguments to persuade him of his errors ; but the desperate man refused to listen to their ...
Page 118
... Grand Inquisitor demanded the cause of his mirth - for they were near enough to hold a conference to- gether . " I am thinking , " said he , " how yonder bald- pated monks , who are flinching from the heat of the sun , will be able to ...
... Grand Inquisitor demanded the cause of his mirth - for they were near enough to hold a conference to- gether . " I am thinking , " said he , " how yonder bald- pated monks , who are flinching from the heat of the sun , will be able to ...
Page 121
... Grand Inquisitor hearing this answer , delivered with such a resolute tone and look , made a sign to Landino to let him speak . " Miserable child ! " he cried , " do you believe that the souls of heretics enjoy , at the very first ...
... Grand Inquisitor hearing this answer , delivered with such a resolute tone and look , made a sign to Landino to let him speak . " Miserable child ! " he cried , " do you believe that the souls of heretics enjoy , at the very first ...
Page 122
... Grand Inquisitor , he was quite beyond his patience . " Let her be burned ! " he cried ; which command was performed without delay . At the first sharp pang of the cruel flames , a sudden flush , as though of red - hot blood 122 THE ...
... Grand Inquisitor , he was quite beyond his patience . " Let her be burned ! " he cried ; which command was performed without delay . At the first sharp pang of the cruel flames , a sudden flush , as though of red - hot blood 122 THE ...
Page 124
Thomas Hood. arose a great bustle towards the quarter of the Grand Inquisitor , and in a few moments the Countess Rovinello , in deep mourning , was seen kneeling at his feet . Her face was quite haggard and dreadful to look upon , and ...
Thomas Hood. arose a great bustle towards the quarter of the Grand Inquisitor , and in a few moments the Countess Rovinello , in deep mourning , was seen kneeling at his feet . Her face was quite haggard and dreadful to look upon , and ...
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