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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... instantly the blood gushed from a hidden wound in the side , which had hitherto been concealed by the mantle . A pair of scissors , covered with blood and broken , for the wound had been desperately bestowed , dropped from him as he ...
... instantly the blood gushed from a hidden wound in the side , which had hitherto been concealed by the mantle . A pair of scissors , covered with blood and broken , for the wound had been desperately bestowed , dropped from him as he ...
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... instantly leaped out upon the blood - thirsty miser , and tore him down to the ground . He was then going to dispatch him without further delay , but the generous kinsman entreating most earnestly for the wretch's life , and pro- mising ...
... instantly leaped out upon the blood - thirsty miser , and tore him down to the ground . He was then going to dispatch him without further delay , but the generous kinsman entreating most earnestly for the wretch's life , and pro- mising ...
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... merchant of Palermo . The power of a parent in those days being much more despotic than in our temperate times , the poor wretched girl was finally compelled to VOL . II . E bestow her hand on the merchant , whereupon Tebaldo instantly.
... merchant of Palermo . The power of a parent in those days being much more despotic than in our temperate times , the poor wretched girl was finally compelled to VOL . II . E bestow her hand on the merchant , whereupon Tebaldo instantly.
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Thomas Hood. bestow her hand on the merchant , whereupon Tebaldo instantly took leave of his country , and with a hopeless passion at heart wandered over Europe . As soon as she was married , Bianca was taken by her husband to his ...
Thomas Hood. bestow her hand on the merchant , whereupon Tebaldo instantly took leave of his country , and with a hopeless passion at heart wandered over Europe . As soon as she was married , Bianca was taken by her husband to his ...
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... instantly to my kinswoman , that I may entertain her as she deserves . " The overjoyed Tebaldo , without waiting to make any answer to these courtesies , ran in- stantly on board ship to Bianca ; who now , without any reserve , cast ...
... instantly to my kinswoman , that I may entertain her as she deserves . " The overjoyed Tebaldo , without waiting to make any answer to these courtesies , ran in- stantly on board ship to Bianca ; who now , without any reserve , cast ...
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