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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... woman , arrived at the spot -and lo ! there lay the dead body of the Ad- jutant , with the spear still sticking upright in his bosom . I know not how such a fortitude consists with the female ... old romance . Her only concern was to behold ...
... woman , arrived at the spot -and lo ! there lay the dead body of the Ad- jutant , with the spear still sticking upright in his bosom . I know not how such a fortitude consists with the female ... old romance . Her only concern was to behold ...
Page 221
... old woman making over towards an artificer's with a brazen pan in her arms . A thought immediately came into his head : therefore , stopping the woman before she could step into the shop , and drawing her a little way apart , he spoke ...
... old woman making over towards an artificer's with a brazen pan in her arms . A thought immediately came into his head : therefore , stopping the woman before she could step into the shop , and drawing her a little way apart , he spoke ...
Page 222
... old woman , in reply , told him that she was indeed going to the brazier's on such an errand , but nevertheless , the vessel having a flaw at the bottom , she was very well disposed to let him repair her pan , as it would be an act of ...
... old woman , in reply , told him that she was indeed going to the brazier's on such an errand , but nevertheless , the vessel having a flaw at the bottom , she was very well disposed to let him repair her pan , as it would be an act of ...
Page 223
... old woman knocked at the door . She was very much pleased with the work , for the pan had a brave new bottom , perfectly water THE THREE BROTHERS . 223.
... old woman knocked at the door . She was very much pleased with the work , for the pan had a brave new bottom , perfectly water THE THREE BROTHERS . 223.
Page 224
... old woman promised readily to observe his caution ; notwithstanding , as he had foreseen , she told the story to every one of her neigh- bours , and the neighbours gossiped of it to others , so that the fame of the cheap brazier ...
... old woman promised readily to observe his caution ; notwithstanding , as he had foreseen , she told the story to every one of her neigh- bours , and the neighbours gossiped of it to others , so that the fame of the cheap brazier ...
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