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 79
... Bianca , whose low - spirited condi- tion made her more fearfully alive to the hor- rors of the raging sea ; which indeed roared round them as if the watery desert had hungry lions of its own , as well as the sandy wastes of Africa ...
... Bianca , whose low - spirited condi- tion made her more fearfully alive to the hor- rors of the raging sea ; which indeed roared round them as if the watery desert had hungry lions of its own , as well as the sandy wastes of Africa ...
Page 80
... Bianca , if , at such a time , they exchanged one embrace together in everlasting farewell . They then composed themselves to die calmly as be- ยท came them , in each other's company ; not with any vain shrieks or struggles ; but ...
... Bianca , if , at such a time , they exchanged one embrace together in everlasting farewell . They then composed themselves to die calmly as be- ยท came them , in each other's company ; not with any vain shrieks or struggles ; but ...
Page 82
... Bianca , with such stores and implements as he could collect , he paddled towards the land , where they landed safely upon a little sandy beach . Their first act was to return thanks to God for their miraculous preservation : after ...
... Bianca , with such stores and implements as he could collect , he paddled towards the land , where they landed safely upon a little sandy beach . Their first act was to return thanks to God for their miraculous preservation : after ...
Page 83
... Bianca ; nevertheless , he served her with the most 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 ...
... Bianca ; nevertheless , he served her with the most 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 ...
Page 84
... Bianca , led to many little acts of fondness from Tebaldo , which were almost as painful to exchange as to withhold . It was no wonder , then , if sometimes in the anguish of his heart , some expressions of impatience burst from his ...
... Bianca , led to many little acts of fondness from Tebaldo , which were almost as painful to exchange as to withhold . It was no wonder , then , if sometimes in the anguish of his heart , some expressions of impatience burst from his ...
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