The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale. In Three Volumes..T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1804 |
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Pàgina 2
... murder and injury were written upon every leaf . 4 " MINE ! " the offspring of me and Juliana ! " he exclaimed , as hastily he pulled the Convent bell , and demand- ed of the porter for Zanotti . " HE sleeps within his cell yonder ...
... murder and injury were written upon every leaf . 4 " MINE ! " the offspring of me and Juliana ! " he exclaimed , as hastily he pulled the Convent bell , and demand- ed of the porter for Zanotti . " HE sleeps within his cell yonder ...
Pàgina 6
... murder was now become familiar to it ; and he who had once resolved upon one assassination , now did not hesitate in the perpetration of another . The slumber of Zanotti was heavy ; and it seemed as though the violent exertion of years ...
... murder was now become familiar to it ; and he who had once resolved upon one assassination , now did not hesitate in the perpetration of another . The slumber of Zanotti was heavy ; and it seemed as though the violent exertion of years ...
Pàgina 35
... just time enough to receive the last sigh of the murdered de Cleance . " In death , " however , continued the villain , “ he did me jus- tice ; for he bade me comfort and pro- c 6 tect up tect his daughter . His torn and mu- tilated 35.
... just time enough to receive the last sigh of the murdered de Cleance . " In death , " however , continued the villain , “ he did me jus- tice ; for he bade me comfort and pro- c 6 tect up tect his daughter . His torn and mu- tilated 35.
Pàgina 45
... murder of de Cleance ; a meeting , which con- vinced him , that his diabolical secret was in the possession of another , and himself for ever in the power of a man , as dan- gerous as he was determined . Horror- struck at the assurance ...
... murder of de Cleance ; a meeting , which con- vinced him , that his diabolical secret was in the possession of another , and himself for ever in the power of a man , as dan- gerous as he was determined . Horror- struck at the assurance ...
Pàgina 46
... 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 to exe- cute the dreadful deed , had in ...
... 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 to exe- cute the dreadful deed , had in ...
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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...