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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... gazed upon it , while his hand leant forcibly on the trunk ; it was yet wet with the blood of Lorenzo . " HELLISH fiend ! " he exclaimed , moving towards him , but for thee , it had now been pure , been spotless ; but for thy pernicious ...
... gazed upon it , while his hand leant forcibly on the trunk ; it was yet wet with the blood of Lorenzo . " HELLISH fiend ! " he exclaimed , moving towards him , but for thee , it had now been pure , been spotless ; but for thy pernicious ...
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... gazed wildly on his blood - stained hands , " I have not forgotten the Eve of San Pietro , neither have I , that the man who now dares to insult me , that the man to whom I now vainly sue sue for life and preservation , owes both to me ...
... gazed wildly on his blood - stained hands , " I have not forgotten the Eve of San Pietro , neither have I , that the man who now dares to insult me , that the man to whom I now vainly sue sue for life and preservation , owes both to me ...
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... gazed with rapture on the turns of her sweet countenance , as she raised them from her father to her God ; in short , he gazed till he admired , admired till he loved , if that sentiment can be called love , which exists in the bosom of ...
... gazed with rapture on the turns of her sweet countenance , as she raised them from her father to her God ; in short , he gazed till he admired , admired till he loved , if that sentiment can be called love , which exists in the bosom of ...
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... gazed on it for a few mo- ments , faintly articulated , " Art thou indeed that virtuous sufferer ? and canst thou forbear to curse me ? Oh ! de Vo- lange , " he added , placing his hand upon his smarting wound , while the cold drops of ...
... gazed on it for a few mo- ments , faintly articulated , " Art thou indeed that virtuous sufferer ? and canst thou forbear to curse me ? Oh ! de Vo- lange , " he added , placing his hand upon his smarting wound , while the cold drops of ...
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... gazed in ter- ror on the deed he had committed , ima- gination painted the double forms of de Cleance and Bertoldo calling down eternal vengeance on his head ; as he knelt in this state by the side of the body , he fancied he perceived ...
... gazed in ter- ror on the deed he had committed , ima- gination painted the double forms of de Cleance and Bertoldo calling down eternal vengeance on his head ; as he knelt in this state by the side of the body , he fancied he perceived ...
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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...