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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... looks , she promised to visit the unfortunate knight with a rigorous penance ; but she saw no more of Lodowic , ex- cept the following letter , which was brought to her the same evening by a peasant . MADAM : -I send you by this page ...
... looks , she promised to visit the unfortunate knight with a rigorous penance ; but she saw no more of Lodowic , ex- cept the following letter , which was brought to her the same evening by a peasant . MADAM : -I send you by this page ...
Page 48
... look towards the right , through a certain little vista , which opened towards the setting sun , now shining very gorgeously in the west . The unwary gentleman , accordingly turned his head on that side - but he had scarcely glanced on ...
... look towards the right , through a certain little vista , which opened towards the setting sun , now shining very gorgeously in the west . The unwary gentleman , accordingly turned his head on that side - but he had scarcely glanced on ...
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... Look here at this very blood , which you have drawn from my hand in our struggle , how naturally it reproaches and stains you ; for which reason , God doubtless made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus wantonly ...
... Look here at this very blood , which you have drawn from my hand in our struggle , how naturally it reproaches and stains you ; for which reason , God doubtless made it of that blushing hue , that it might not be shed thus wantonly ...
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... looks , which she could not help , for she shrank as often under the pinching hand of want as from that of her brutal husband . Her beauty and strength thus decaying together , she became at last so disgusting to him , that if he had ...
... looks , which she could not help , for she shrank as often under the pinching hand of want as from that of her brutal husband . Her beauty and strength thus decaying together , she became at last so disgusting to him , that if he had ...
Page 81
... look forth , and , lo ! there were the drunken mariners , putting off from the ship's side in the long - boat , being beguiled to their fate by a glimpse of land , which none but their experienced eyes could yet discover . However ...
... look forth , and , lo ! there were the drunken mariners , putting off from the ship's side in the long - boat , being beguiled to their fate by a glimpse of land , which none but their experienced eyes could yet discover . However ...
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