The Eve of San-Pietro: A Tale. In Three Volumes..T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1804 - Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
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Page 5
... at its contents , while the other , trembling between fear and resolution , groped uncon- sciously within his bosom : -Before him lay Ubaldo , unarmed , and sleep- ing ; B 3 ing ; that hidden and powerful master of his fate 5.
... at its contents , while the other , trembling between fear and resolution , groped uncon- sciously within his bosom : -Before him lay Ubaldo , unarmed , and sleep- ing ; B 3 ing ; that hidden and powerful master of his fate 5.
Page 44
... fear of censure . IN the space of two years she be-- came the mother of a male infant , who lived not long to be her consolation , and by this time the fortunes of Mo- raldi were arrived at so desperate a state , that it was absolutely ...
... fear of censure . IN the space of two years she be-- came the mother of a male infant , who lived not long to be her consolation , and by this time the fortunes of Mo- raldi were arrived at so desperate a state , that it was absolutely ...
Page 47
... fear of offending , or losing an inmate , whose wit and conversation spread an irresistible fascination wher- ever he displayed it . Time , however , whose progress , though slow , is certain , at length betrayed , that Ubaldo had ...
... fear of offending , or losing an inmate , whose wit and conversation spread an irresistible fascination wher- ever he displayed it . Time , however , whose progress , though slow , is certain , at length betrayed , that Ubaldo had ...
Page 60
... fears of his Lord , he became also the tool and colleague of his most inveterate foe . Long , how- ever , did he not enjoy his ill - gotten wealth and independance , for , con- science awakening from her transient slumber , that cottage ...
... fears of his Lord , he became also the tool and colleague of his most inveterate foe . Long , how- ever , did he not enjoy his ill - gotten wealth and independance , for , con- science awakening from her transient slumber , that cottage ...
Page 82
... fears of an approach- ing storm , for the clouds chased each other in quick succession ; and as the wind set immediately in their faces , large drops of rain proved her appre- hensions were well founded ; the light- ning , too ...
... fears of an approach- ing storm , for the clouds chased each other in quick succession ; and as the wind set immediately in their faces , large drops of rain proved her appre- hensions were well founded ; the light- ning , too ...
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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
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Page 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?
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 166 - Unmark'd ; — see, from behind her secret stand, The sly informer minutes every fault, And her dread diary with horror fills.
Page 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...