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 14
... wretched gentleman was finally released without any trial , by an order of the council . This change , however , which should have been a blessing to any other , produced no alleviation of his ma- lady . It was nothing in the world to ...
... wretched gentleman was finally released without any trial , by an order of the council . This change , however , which should have been a blessing to any other , produced no alleviation of his ma- lady . It was nothing in the world to ...
Page 23
... wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom . There , nursing him with an abundance of pity and concern , she carried him to the grass- plat , and being ignorant of his habits , laid out the poor ...
... wretch in her arms and en- deavoured to revive him by placing him on her bosom . There , nursing him with an abundance of pity and concern , she carried him to the grass- plat , and being ignorant of his habits , laid out the poor ...
Page 39
... wretch upon the grass . As soon as he recovered from the shock , Lo- dowick got up and gazed with fixed eyes on the wounded man . He was lying on his back , staring dreadfully against the sky ; one of his hands was clenched about the ...
... wretch upon the grass . As soon as he recovered from the shock , Lo- dowick got up and gazed with fixed eyes on the wounded man . He was lying on his back , staring dreadfully against the sky ; one of his hands was clenched about the ...
Page 53
... wretch's life , and pro- mising any sum for his ransom , Pazzo , with great reluctance , allowed him to remain unhurt . He bound his hands together , notwithstanding , and detained him as his prisoner ; but he would accept of no money ...
... wretch's life , and pro- mising any sum for his ransom , Pazzo , with great reluctance , allowed him to remain unhurt . He bound his hands together , notwithstanding , and detained him as his prisoner ; but he would accept of no money ...
Page 68
... her enquiries ; the pedlar , therefore , concluded justly that he was dead , and speedily found out with his fingers , that there was a great hole in the wretch's skull . At first he was very much shocked 68 THE CARRIER'S WIFE .
... her enquiries ; the pedlar , therefore , concluded justly that he was dead , and speedily found out with his fingers , that there was a great hole in the wretch's skull . At first he was very much shocked 68 THE CARRIER'S WIFE .
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