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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... 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 doubt she burst into a flood of tears . But being assured that the news was indeed true ...
... 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 doubt she burst into a flood of tears . But being assured that the news was indeed true ...
Page 9
... thee , he will kill thee , for he does not love thee as I used , neither is there any remorse in his heart . ' As he spoke thus , I saw a light shining in his skull , and wild strange eyes looking forth through his eyes ; so that I ...
... thee , he will kill thee , for he does not love thee as I used , neither is there any remorse in his heart . ' As he spoke thus , I saw a light shining in his skull , and wild strange eyes looking forth through his eyes ; so that I ...
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... thee ! " for with her maidenly figure , she had all the careful countenance of a matron in years . Indeed , it was easy to conceive how their hearts had suffered and hungered for each other by their present passionate endearments , for ...
... thee ! " for with her maidenly figure , she had all the careful countenance of a matron in years . Indeed , it was easy to conceive how their hearts had suffered and hungered for each other by their present passionate endearments , for ...
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... 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 this cage , my ill luck must be blamed for it , which ...
... 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 this cage , my ill luck must be blamed for it , which ...
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... thee for thy supper , 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 ...
... thee for thy supper , 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 ...
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