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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... cruel as to have joined in a plot which was directed against my own life as well as others : yet , not knowing how far the malice of your enemies might prevail , for your marriage has made foes of many who were before your rivals , I ...
... cruel as to have joined in a plot which was directed against my own life as well as others : yet , not knowing how far the malice of your enemies might prevail , for your marriage has made foes of many who were before your rivals , I ...
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... cruel one , " falls out better than I hoped . Thou shalt cast down thy gauntlet in defiance of this un- courteous knight ; and though there be no royal lists appointed in these days , ye may have , not- withstanding , a very honourable ...
... cruel one , " falls out better than I hoped . Thou shalt cast down thy gauntlet in defiance of this un- courteous knight ; and though there be no royal lists appointed in these days , ye may have , not- withstanding , a very honourable ...
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... cruel slashes . In the mean time , he studied a pacific discourse , which he trusted would heal up the quarrel better than either sword or lance ; and in this Christian temper he arrived at the appointed place . There was no one yet ...
... cruel slashes . In the mean time , he studied a pacific discourse , which he trusted would heal up the quarrel better than either sword or lance ; and in this Christian temper he arrived at the appointed place . There was no one yet ...
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... about the handle of the cruel spear - the other he kept striking with mere anguish against the ground , where it soon became dabbled in a pool of blood that had flowed from his wound . Anon , drawing it in THE GERMAN KNIGHT . 39.
... about the handle of the cruel spear - the other he kept striking with mere anguish against the ground , where it soon became dabbled in a pool of blood that had flowed from his wound . Anon , drawing it in THE GERMAN KNIGHT . 39.
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... cruel miser , in reply , only struggled to release himself , and at last prevailing , he smote the other once or twice again with his dagger , but not dangerously . Now it happened that the noted robber Paz- zo , whom I have already ...
... cruel miser , in reply , only struggled to release himself , and at last prevailing , he smote the other once or twice again with his dagger , but not dangerously . Now it happened that the noted robber Paz- zo , whom I have already ...
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