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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... young wife ; and with a heavy heart embarked on board a foreign merchant vessel that was bound for the Gulf of Venice . The counsellor was immediately arrested and thrown into prison , as having been an accessary to his son - in - law's ...
... young wife ; and with a heavy heart embarked on board a foreign merchant vessel that was bound for the Gulf of Venice . The counsellor was immediately arrested and thrown into prison , as having been an accessary to his son - in - law's ...
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Thomas Hood. that the Countess of Marezzo was in want of a young female attendant , and being much struck with the modesty and lively temper of Zerlina she requested of her parents to let her live with her . The poor people having a ...
Thomas Hood. that the Countess of Marezzo was in want of a young female attendant , and being much struck with the modesty and lively temper of Zerlina she requested of her parents to let her live with her . The poor people having a ...
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... the customs recorded by the minnesingers and troubadours were the common usages . In her own times , it was a novelty to see a young maiden so over- delighted as she was at the dedication of her lover 32 THE GERMAN KNIGHT .
... the customs recorded by the minnesingers and troubadours were the common usages . In her own times , it was a novelty to see a young maiden so over- delighted as she was at the dedication of her lover 32 THE GERMAN KNIGHT .
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... young person of gentle birth but of indifferent estate , which caused him to be more favourably regarded by Bianca than her father desired , who had set his heart upon matching her with a certain wealthy merchant of Palermo . The power ...
... young person of gentle birth but of indifferent estate , which caused him to be more favourably regarded by Bianca than her father desired , who had set his heart upon matching her with a certain wealthy merchant of Palermo . The power ...
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... young English heretic was well known to me months ago , and nothing has been omitted to break off so scanda- lous a match . I have many skilful agents in England , but for this once they have been frus- trated in their endeavours ...
... young English heretic was well known to me months ago , and nothing has been omitted to break off so scanda- lous a match . I have many skilful agents in England , but for this once they have been frus- trated in their endeavours ...
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