The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale. In Three Volumes..T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1804 |
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Pàgina 6
... means of , perhaps , unra- velling a mystery , which , for so many years , had stood the test both of pub- lic investigation and private enquiry ; and one blow , one well - directed aim , would rid him for ever of the one , and secure ...
... means of , perhaps , unra- velling a mystery , which , for so many years , had stood the test both of pub- lic investigation and private enquiry ; and one blow , one well - directed aim , would rid him for ever of the one , and secure ...
Pàgina 32
... spirit fled , and death sealed them up for ever . ELOISE , in the mean time , had pre- pared their frugal repast ; and having placed the room in order against her father's father's return , seated herself by the lattice , and 32.
... spirit fled , and death sealed them up for ever . ELOISE , in the mean time , had pre- pared their frugal repast ; and having placed the room in order against her father's father's return , seated herself by the lattice , and 32.
Pàgina 45
... 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 , that he submitted as to a being of immortal agency . That Corvino had betrayed ...
... 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 , that he submitted as to a being of immortal agency . That Corvino had betrayed ...
Pàgina 46
... means by which Ubaldo had discovered the murder of de Cleance ; for the unexpected sight of the dagger on his table caused him instantly to interrogate Corvino , who , after some hesitation , confessed that the poniard he had given him ...
... means by which Ubaldo had discovered the murder of de Cleance ; for the unexpected sight of the dagger on his table caused him instantly to interrogate Corvino , who , after some hesitation , confessed that the poniard he had given him ...
Pàgina 48
... means , to ensure that success which invariably attended him ; while his close connexion with Morano , and his evident increase of expense , from the period it com- menced , finally served to injure the fame of the Marchese , and debase ...
... means , to ensure that success which invariably attended him ; while his close connexion with Morano , and his evident increase of expense , from the period it com- menced , finally served to injure the fame of the Marchese , and debase ...
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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...