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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... treachery ! Was it I who bade thee slay the good Bertoldo ? No- thine own ambitious , jealous , envious hcart , which could not brook his hap- piness or superiority ! Wert thou un- schooled in crimes , unpractised in ini- quity , when ...
... treachery ! Was it I who bade thee slay the good Bertoldo ? No- thine own ambitious , jealous , envious hcart , which could not brook his hap- piness or superiority ! Wert thou un- schooled in crimes , unpractised in ini- quity , when ...
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... treachery and deception , of which the liberal and noble mind too generally be- comes the prey : generous , open , and be- lieving , not all thy miseries had taught thee suspicion ; had taught thee that the serpent , while fostering in ...
... treachery and deception , of which the liberal and noble mind too generally be- comes the prey : generous , open , and be- lieving , not all thy miseries had taught thee suspicion ; had taught thee that the serpent , while fostering in ...
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... treacherous blow , soon proved the death of the unfortunate being , who had dared to contend with so powerful and perfi- dious an antagonist . The moment he fell , Ubaldo made towards the door ; but here , for once , his usual good for ...
... treacherous blow , soon proved the death of the unfortunate being , who had dared to contend with so powerful and perfi- dious an antagonist . The moment he fell , Ubaldo made towards the door ; but here , for once , his usual good for ...
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... treachery of man- kind . " THE domestic who now watched over her with care and tenderness , had been formerly a servant of her father's , and the only follower of his deserted fortunes warmly attached to his inte- rest , and feeling ...
... treachery of man- kind . " THE domestic who now watched over her with care and tenderness , had been formerly a servant of her father's , and the only follower of his deserted fortunes warmly attached to his inte- rest , and feeling ...
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... treachery , of every prospect and of every hope . " My child ! my darling ! " shrieked the terrified Eloise , starting from her damp pillow . Guiseppe ! where is 66 my child ? " but no Guiseppe answered to her call ; and , half frantic ...
... treachery , of every prospect and of every hope . " My child ! my darling ! " shrieked the terrified Eloise , starting from her damp pillow . Guiseppe ! where is 66 my child ? " but no Guiseppe answered to her call ; and , half frantic ...
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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...