The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale. In Three Volumes..T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1804 |
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Pàgina 1
... horror and conster- nation seemed to have stupified Mo- rano ; an universal shivering seized his whole frame , and the last mysterious words of Gradisca , struck like light- ning on his soul ; he had scarcely power to order Bernardo to ...
... horror and conster- nation seemed to have stupified Mo- rano ; an universal shivering seized his whole frame , and the last mysterious words of Gradisca , struck like light- ning on his soul ; he had scarcely power to order Bernardo to ...
Pàgina 14
... horror and despair ; for once , Ubaldo , be merciful in thy vengeance , and save me from a public and dis- graceful death : Oh ! but for thee , he cried , after a short pause , striking in agony his bosom , Lorenzo yet were living ! One ...
... horror and despair ; for once , Ubaldo , be merciful in thy vengeance , and save me from a public and dis- graceful death : Oh ! but for thee , he cried , after a short pause , striking in agony his bosom , Lorenzo yet were living ! One ...
Pàgina 45
... Horror- struck at the assurance , and wholly at a loss to account by what natural means Ubaldo had obtained a know- ledge of the circumstance ; the hour and his own conscience so completely got the better of his usually undaunted spirit ...
... Horror- struck at the assurance , and wholly at a loss to account by what natural means Ubaldo had obtained a know- ledge of the circumstance ; the hour and his own conscience so completely got the better of his usually undaunted spirit ...
Pàgina 51
... horror and dismay , did the wretched Marchese peruse this letter . How to succour him he knew not ; all his interest at court had been exerted to no effect ; money would be useless ; stratagem , therefore , was his only hope , D 2 hope ...
... horror and dismay , did the wretched Marchese peruse this letter . How to succour him he knew not ; all his interest at court had been exerted to no effect ; money would be useless ; stratagem , therefore , was his only hope , D 2 hope ...
Pàgina 65
... horror and dismay , while a month , during which she had given birth to a daughter , brought neither the Marchese nor any tidings of him ; of Ubaldo she anxious- ly inquired ; but his answers were vague , evasive , and confused ; and to ...
... horror and dismay , while a month , during which she had given birth to a daughter , brought neither the Marchese nor any tidings of him ; of Ubaldo she anxious- ly inquired ; but his answers were vague , evasive , and confused ; and to ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
Abruzzo agita agony Albenza ance behold Bertoldo bosom breast castle chese child Claudine Cleance Corvino cottage countenance cried crimes curse danger dared death deprived despair door dreadful dungeon dying Eloise Eve of San exclaimed existence eyes fatal fatal beauty fatal secret fate Father Jerome fear feelings garment gazed Gradisca groan guilty Guiseppe hand happiness hastened heart Heaven honour hope horror hour induced infant innocence instantly inwardly Italy look Lord Lorenzo Louis de Volange Marchese di Morano Marquis de Volange marriage ment mind miseries misfortunes Moraldi mother murder Naples ness never night offspring once pangs parent Paulina peace poniard proved quired racter repentant replied revenge round ruin San Pietro secret seek Signiora small pox soon sorrow soul spirit sufferings tears tenderness thee thou thought tion treachery Ubal Ubaldo vengeance victim villain Viola virtuous wife witness woman wound wretched youth Zanotti
Passatges populars
Pàgina 199 - What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome?
Pàgina 199 - Reserved him to more wrath ; for now the thought Both of lost happiness, and lasting pain, Torments him : round he throws his baleful eyes, That witness'd huge affliction and dismay Mix'd with obdurate pride and steadfast hate : At once, as far as Angels...
Pàgina 166 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Pàgina 166 - Unmark'd ; — see, from behind her secret stand, The sly informer minutes every fault, And her dread diary with horror fills.
Pàgina 233 - Syphax, we must work in haste: Oh think what anxious moments pass between The birth of plots and their last fatal periods. Oh ! 'tis a dreadful interval of time, Filled up with horror all, and big with death...