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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... never conscious of the presence of his once beloved wife , who sat be- fore him , and watched his stedfast countenance , till she wept at his want of sympathy . Day passed after day , and night after night , but there was no change in ...
... never conscious of the presence of his once beloved wife , who sat be- fore him , and watched his stedfast countenance , till she wept at his want of sympathy . Day passed after day , and night after night , but there was no change in ...
Page 49
... never wished you any harm in my days , but on the contrary have always loved you faithfully , and concerned myself at every opportunity about your health and well- VOL . II . D how near- fare . Consider , besides , I beg THE FLORENTINE ...
... never wished you any harm in my days , but on the contrary have always loved you faithfully , and concerned myself at every opportunity about your health and well- VOL . II . D how near- fare . Consider , besides , I beg THE FLORENTINE ...
Page 57
... for drink , And love the best of all the three ! Though gear is scant , I'd never want , An ' my good man were kind to me . ' 99 OLD BALLAD . THE CARRIER'S WIFE . In the suburbs of Strasburg there D 5 THE CARRIER'S WIFE 4792 1827.
... for drink , And love the best of all the three ! Though gear is scant , I'd never want , An ' my good man were kind to me . ' 99 OLD BALLAD . THE CARRIER'S WIFE . In the suburbs of Strasburg there D 5 THE CARRIER'S WIFE 4792 1827.
Page 60
... never have repined at this drudgery ; but on any ill luck which happen- ed to him , his contraband wares being some- times seized upon by the spies , he would beat her in a cruel manner . She concealed this treat- ment , however , from ...
... never have repined at this drudgery ; but on any ill luck which happen- ed to him , his contraband wares being some- times seized upon by the spies , he would beat her in a cruel manner . She concealed this treat- ment , however , from ...
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Thomas Hood. never murmured , but only grieved for his sake over his pretended losses . One day , as she was thus sitting disconso- late at her needle - work , and thinking over her hard condition , she heard a gentle knocking at the ...
Thomas Hood. never murmured , but only grieved for his sake over his pretended losses . One day , as she was thus sitting disconso- late at her needle - work , and thinking over her hard condition , she heard a gentle knocking at the ...
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