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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... fore him , and watched his stedfast countenance , till she wept at his want of sympathy . Day passed after day , and night after night , but there was no change in the darkness of his mind , till one morning , as he sat , his reason as ...
... fore him , and watched his stedfast countenance , till she wept at his want of sympathy . Day passed after day , and night after night , but there was no change in the darkness of his mind , till one morning , as he sat , his reason as ...
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... fore , with much wonder , again retiring towards those gloomy bushes . 66 Why , what a wilful creature is this , ” she thought ; " that is so loth to be comforted . No sooner have I placed it in the warm cheerful sunshine , which ...
... fore , with much wonder , again retiring towards those gloomy bushes . 66 Why , what a wilful creature is this , ” she thought ; " that is so loth to be comforted . No sooner have I placed it in the warm cheerful sunshine , which ...
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... on account of her humble origin , as well as much envy and malice from persons of her own condition . She fell there- fore into a deep melancholy , and being interro- gated by the Countess , she declared that she pined 26 THE OWL .
... on account of her humble origin , as well as much envy and malice from persons of her own condition . She fell there- fore into a deep melancholy , and being interro- gated by the Countess , she declared that she pined 26 THE OWL .
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... dishonesty of others ; for which reason he likewise locked behind him the door of his bed - chamber , in which he de- posited his commodities . About midnight , there- fore , Margaret heard him go down as usu al THE CARRIERS WIFE . 65.
... dishonesty of others ; for which reason he likewise locked behind him the door of his bed - chamber , in which he de- posited his commodities . About midnight , there- fore , Margaret heard him go down as usu al THE CARRIERS WIFE . 65.
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Thomas Hood. fore , Margaret heard him go down as usu al , but his stay was three times as long as ever it had been before . She became very uneasy at this circumstance ; and moreover , at a strong smoke which began to creep into the ...
Thomas Hood. fore , Margaret heard him go down as usu al , but his stay was three times as long as ever it had been before . She became very uneasy at this circumstance ; and moreover , at a strong smoke which began to creep into the ...
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