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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... had troubled her in the night , had overpowered her weak spirits . " " And in truth , " said she , " it was very horri- ble ; for my dear husband appeared to me like a phantom , and laid his cold hand upon mine , 8 THE EXILE .
... had troubled her in the night , had overpowered her weak spirits . " " And in truth , " said she , " it was very horri- ble ; for my dear husband appeared to me like a phantom , and laid his cold hand upon mine , 8 THE EXILE .
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... night has netted us both ; and therein I have done to thee one more injury than I designed ; but my plunder has all gone before the council , and along with it , thy papers : so if there be aught treasonable in them that brings thee to ...
... night has netted us both ; and therein I have done to thee one more injury than I designed ; but my plunder has all gone before the council , and along with it , thy papers : so if there be aught treasonable in them that brings thee to ...
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... night after night , but there was no change in the darkness of his mind , till one morning , as he sat , his reason as it were returned upon him like the dawn of day , when the sky is first streaked with light , and the world gains a ...
... night after night , but there was no change in the darkness of his mind , till one morning , as he sat , his reason as it were returned upon him like the dawn of day , when the sky is first streaked with light , and the world gains a ...
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... night , than if he had been watching his arms in a church . As soon as the cocks began to crow , which he heard with as much pleasure as St. Peter , he put on his arms , and set forth whilst the morn- ing was yet at a grey light . There ...
... night , than if he had been watching his arms in a church . As soon as the cocks began to crow , which he heard with as much pleasure as St. Peter , he put on his arms , and set forth whilst the morn- ing was yet at a grey light . There ...
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... the house is so bare ; and what is worse , I dare not make amends to thee with a night's lodging , for my husband is a very shy , reserved man , who cannot endure the pre- sence of a stranger : if he found any one THE CARRIER'S WIFE . 61.
... the house is so bare ; and what is worse , I dare not make amends to thee with a night's lodging , for my husband is a very shy , reserved man , who cannot endure the pre- sence of a stranger : if he found any one THE CARRIER'S WIFE . 61.
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