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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... tender girl being very gentle and com- passionate by nature , was no ways repelled by his ugliness ; but thinking of his sufferings , took up the feathered wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom ...
... tender girl being very gentle and com- passionate by nature , was no ways repelled by his ugliness ; but thinking of his sufferings , took up the feathered wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom ...
Page 83
... tender and devoted homage , and as love taught him , contributed , by a thousand apt contrivances , to her comfort and ease . In this manner suppose them to spend five or six days - the cave being their shelter , and Tebaldo , by ...
... tender and devoted homage , and as love taught him , contributed , by a thousand apt contrivances , to her comfort and ease . In this manner suppose them to spend five or six days - the cave being their shelter , and Tebaldo , by ...
Page 107
... tender farewell of his lady , he departed . His affairs detained him four or five days at the capital , and then he returned home with all possible speed , indulging in a thousand fanciful pictures by the way , of his wife's joyful ...
... tender farewell of his lady , he departed . His affairs detained him four or five days at the capital , and then he returned home with all possible speed , indulging in a thousand fanciful pictures by the way , of his wife's joyful ...
Page 115
... tender small white feet were tipped with bloody red , like the morning daisies , through trampling on the rugged flinty - hearted stones . Thus she marched beside the Atheist , not a whit more desponding than he , but with a better hope ...
... tender small white feet were tipped with bloody red , like the morning daisies , through trampling on the rugged flinty - hearted stones . Thus she marched beside the Atheist , not a whit more desponding than he , but with a better hope ...
Page 121
... tender body could endure such torments . " By the help of God , " she replied , “ I will . The smoke of your last offering is already in the skies , and my spirit is fain to follow . " The Grand Inquisitor hearing this answer ...
... tender body could endure such torments . " By the help of God , " she replied , “ I will . The smoke of your last offering is already in the skies , and my spirit is fain to follow . " The Grand Inquisitor hearing this answer ...
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