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 59
... Margaret . She was of the middle age ; but so cheerful and sweet tem- pered , and besides so comely , and of such ho- nest repute , that many tradesmen of respectable condition would have been glad to marry her . She had contracted ...
... Margaret . She was of the middle age ; but so cheerful and sweet tem- pered , and besides so comely , and of such ho- nest repute , that many tradesmen of respectable condition would have been glad to marry her . She had contracted ...
Page 60
... Margaret , notwithstanding , being very hum- ble and industrious , would never have repined at this drudgery ; but on any ill luck which happen- ed to him , his contraband wares being some- times seized upon by the spies , he would beat ...
... Margaret , notwithstanding , being very hum- ble and industrious , would never have repined at this drudgery ; but on any ill luck which happen- ed to him , his contraband wares being some- times seized upon by the spies , he would beat ...
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... Margaret , I perceive how it is . But do not be uneasy : the best houses may be found unprovided by a random comer . I am pre- pared , you see , against such emergencies : here is a flask of good wine , with a dried fish or two , and a ...
... Margaret , I perceive how it is . But do not be uneasy : the best houses may be found unprovided by a random comer . I am pre- pared , you see , against such emergencies : here is a flask of good wine , with a dried fish or two , and a ...
Page 63
... Margaret in great alarm replied with what she had told him before , beseeching him not to take it ill of her that he could not sleep in her house ; but to believe that she regarded it as one of her many misfortunes . very well ; " I ...
... Margaret in great alarm replied with what she had told him before , beseeching him not to take it ill of her that he could not sleep in her house ; but to believe that she regarded it as one of her many misfortunes . very well ; " I ...
Page 64
... Margaret almost fall from her chair . He came in soberly , but in a grave humour , and ob- serving how red her eyes were , he pulled her to him , and kissed her with much apparent affection . The poor woman was too full at heart to ...
... Margaret almost fall from her chair . He came in soberly , but in a grave humour , and ob- serving how red her eyes were , he pulled her to him , and kissed her with much apparent affection . The poor woman was too full at heart to ...
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