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 115
... pieces for this act of contempt , but for the consideration that he was going to make a more adequate expiation . As for the other person who did not join in the clamorous outcries of the rest , this was a female , young and beautiful ...
... pieces for this act of contempt , but for the consideration that he was going to make a more adequate expiation . As for the other person who did not join in the clamorous outcries of the rest , this was a female , young and beautiful ...
Page 134
... pieces , he sang them in the garden every night with the tenderest expression , the ladies being always confined after dusk within the palace . At last , the Sultan happening to hear his music , had a mind to enjoy it nearer ; so ...
... pieces , he sang them in the garden every night with the tenderest expression , the ladies being always confined after dusk within the palace . At last , the Sultan happening to hear his music , had a mind to enjoy it nearer ; so ...
Page 135
... piece , which , as far as I remember of the music , are capable of much tenderer expression . By your Majesty's leave , if I might hear that song once or twice over , I think I could remember the variations , which I think would afford ...
... piece , which , as far as I remember of the music , are capable of much tenderer expression . By your Majesty's leave , if I might hear that song once or twice over , I think I could remember the variations , which I think would afford ...
Page 137
... piece of gold as a mark of the approba- tion of the Sultan . The next day , when the superintendent of the pleasure - grounds was walking about the royal gardens , Benetto came up to him and asked for a saw , in order to cut down a ...
... piece of gold as a mark of the approba- tion of the Sultan . The next day , when the superintendent of the pleasure - grounds was walking about the royal gardens , Benetto came up to him and asked for a saw , in order to cut down a ...
Page 142
... piece they had been singing had a pretty little burthen at the end for two voices ; so that when the lady came to that part , Benetto joined in with the proper chorus of the song , to the great admiration of the Sultan , who ordered him ...
... piece they had been singing had a pretty little burthen at the end for two voices ; so that when the lady came to that part , Benetto joined in with the proper chorus of the song , to the great admiration of the Sultan , who ordered him ...
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