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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... that moment , the kind and cheerful influence of the genial sun . Then , withdrawing a little way and lean- ing against the dial , she awaited the grateful change which she hoped to behold in the creature's looks THE OWL . 23.
... that moment , the kind and cheerful influence of the genial sun . Then , withdrawing a little way and lean- ing against the dial , she awaited the grateful change which she hoped to behold in the creature's looks THE OWL . 23.
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... creature is this , ” she thought ; " that is so loth to be comforted . No sooner have I placed it in the warm cheerful sunshine , which enlivens all its fellow - birds to chirp and sing , than it goes back and mopes under the most ...
... creature is this , ” she thought ; " that is so loth to be comforted . No sooner have I placed it in the warm cheerful sunshine , which enlivens all its fellow - birds to chirp and sing , than it goes back and mopes under the most ...
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... made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus wantonly . This little wound alone , wrings me with more pain than I have ever caused to any living creature , but you cannot destroy me without 50 THE FLORENTINE KINSMEN .
... made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus wantonly . This little wound alone , wrings me with more pain than I have ever caused to any living creature , but you cannot destroy me without 50 THE FLORENTINE KINSMEN .
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Thomas Hood. any living creature , but you cannot destroy me without still keener anguish and the utmost agonies . And why , indeed , should you slay me ? not for my riches , of which we have both of us more than enough , or if you ...
Thomas Hood. any living creature , but you cannot destroy me without still keener anguish and the utmost agonies . And why , indeed , should you slay me ? not for my riches , of which we have both of us more than enough , or if you ...
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... creatures in the world , and yet the horrible phantom of a third steps in between and frowns us miserably apart ! Oh , Bianca ! I am crazed with doubts I dare hardly to name ; but if fate did not mean to unite us in revocation of its ...
... creatures in the world , and yet the horrible phantom of a third steps in between and frowns us miserably apart ! Oh , Bianca ! I am crazed with doubts I dare hardly to name ; but if fate did not mean to unite us in revocation of its ...
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