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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... issue of his trial . The danger , however , became more pressing with every hour , and , finally , the advice of the counsellor prevailed . The unfortunate gentle- man , accordingly , took a hasty but most affec- 4 THE EXILE .
... issue of his trial . The danger , however , became more pressing with every hour , and , finally , the advice of the counsellor prevailed . The unfortunate gentle- man , accordingly , took a hasty but most affec- 4 THE EXILE .
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... gentle , —but very fierce , and there is a strange light instead of love , in your eyes . ' And he said , ' This voice truly is not my own , nor the shining of my eyes ; but the serpent's within me , who hath devoured my brain ; and ...
... gentle , —but very fierce , and there is a strange light instead of love , in your eyes . ' And he said , ' This voice truly is not my own , nor the shining of my eyes ; but the serpent's within me , who hath devoured my brain ; and ...
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... gentle and com- passionate by nature , was no ways repelled by his ugliness ; but thinking of his sufferings , took up the feathered wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom . There , nursing him ...
... gentle and com- passionate by nature , was no ways repelled by his ugliness ; but thinking of his sufferings , took up the feathered wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom . There , nursing him ...
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... gently into the foreground , Lodowic discerned that it was the Adjutant , in a suit of complete armour . At this sight , he was very much puzzled whether to take it as a new affront or as an apology , that the other came thus , in a ...
... gently into the foreground , Lodowic discerned that it was the Adjutant , in a suit of complete armour . At this sight , he was very much puzzled whether to take it as a new affront or as an apology , that the other came thus , in a ...
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... gentle- man was contented with the entertainment , which he hoped to meet with in the antique papyri . At last , growing more impatient than was strict- ly polite to behold the manuscripts , he enquired for them so continually , that ...
... gentle- man was contented with the entertainment , which he hoped to meet with in the antique papyri . At last , growing more impatient than was strict- ly polite to behold the manuscripts , he enquired for them so continually , that ...
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