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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Page 140
... laughing canzonets as my own , for though we have borrowed many strains from the nightingale , we have others that warble as merrily as the carol of the morning lark . " You make me impatient to hear one , " re- plied the Sultan ...
... laughing canzonets as my own , for though we have borrowed many strains from the nightingale , we have others that warble as merrily as the carol of the morning lark . " You make me impatient to hear one , " re- plied the Sultan ...
Page 143
... laughing immoderately at this whimsical sight , for Benetto wielded his imple- ment with considerable awkwardness ; at last , fetching his breath again , he inquired the rea- son of such an extraordinary appearance . Benetto , without ...
... laughing immoderately at this whimsical sight , for Benetto wielded his imple- ment with considerable awkwardness ; at last , fetching his breath again , he inquired the rea- son of such an extraordinary appearance . Benetto , without ...
Page 144
... laughing , that it was common in Italy to employ those long - handled hoes , in order to reach the weeds in the middle of a parterre without trampling amongst the plants . " There is some reason in what you say , " re- turned the ...
... laughing , that it was common in Italy to employ those long - handled hoes , in order to reach the weeds in the middle of a parterre without trampling amongst the plants . " There is some reason in what you say , " re- turned the ...
Page 171
... laughing heartily at these expres- sions , which he supposed to allude to the gallows , Gines interrupted him in a very grave tone . " I mean no such matter , " said he , 66 as you conclude . The gibbet indeed has made an end of some of ...
... laughing heartily at these expres- sions , which he supposed to allude to the gallows , Gines interrupted him in a very grave tone . " I mean no such matter , " said he , 66 as you conclude . The gibbet indeed has made an end of some of ...
Page 216
... laughed all the while ; " the little liar has not told you one word of truth . I know well enough why he came here ; which was on none of my errands . " + The Little Agib prudently held his peace till his 216 THE THREE BROTHERS .
... laughed all the while ; " the little liar has not told you one word of truth . I know well enough why he came here ; which was on none of my errands . " + The Little Agib prudently held his peace till his 216 THE THREE BROTHERS .
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Abendali accordingly Alice amongst Angelina answer arms ascer bastinado began behold Benetto besought bestowed Bianca bosom bottoms brazier brothers Caliph cast chamber confessor Landino countenance Countess creature cruel dear Don Rodrigo door dreadful eunuchs eyes faggots Fair Maid father fell flames fore fresh garden gentle gentleman Gines going Grand Inquisitor grief hands happened Harem head heard heart Hidalgo Holy Holy Office hope horrible horse instantly kind kinsman knew Kolmarr lady laughing Little Agib lived Lodowic look Lord Rochester lovers Maid of Ludgate manner Margaret marriage melancholy miserable mother never night notwithstanding old woman Palermo parterre pedlar perceive pestilence piece pitcher pray Ralph Seaton repaired returned robber rode Rodrigo Rovinello sack seemed ship sight sing slaves soon soul Spinello spot Sultan tears Tebaldo tender thee turned vessel voice whereas wherefore whereupon whilst wife window withal words wretched young Zerlina