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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... spot ; nay here , " said she , pressing her hands ve- hemently upon her bosom : " I pray thee do not mock me , for my life is so flown into this hope , that they must die together if you deceive me ; " and only at the entrance of that ...
... spot ; nay here , " said she , pressing her hands ve- hemently upon her bosom : " I pray thee do not mock me , for my life is so flown into this hope , that they must die together if you deceive me ; " and only at the entrance of that ...
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... spot ; and , lo ! there crouched the poor be- wildered owl , blinking with his large bedazzled eyes , and nodding as if with giddiness from his buffetings and the blaze of unusual light . The tender girl being very gentle and com ...
... spot ; and , lo ! there crouched the poor be- wildered owl , blinking with his large bedazzled eyes , and nodding as if with giddiness from his buffetings and the blaze of unusual light . The tender girl being very gentle and com ...
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... spot . " In the name of God , " he cried , " tell me , my dearest friend , that you are not mortally hurt " -but the wounded man made answer only by a horrible roll of his eyes , and so expired . Imagine what a dreadful sharp pang of re ...
... spot . " In the name of God , " he cried , " tell me , my dearest friend , that you are not mortally hurt " -but the wounded man made answer only by a horrible roll of his eyes , and so expired . Imagine what a dreadful sharp pang of re ...
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... 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 nature , but she looked on this dreadful object with all 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 nature , but she looked on this dreadful object with all the ...
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... spot , he showed her the ashes , and told her how foolish it was to mourn so for a wicked man , who had died horribly through his own plotting against her life . " The devices of the bloody man , " said he , " have fallen upon his own ...
... spot , he showed her the ashes , and told her how foolish it was to mourn so for a wicked man , who had died horribly through his own plotting against her life . " The devices of the bloody man , " said he , " have fallen upon his own ...
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