Cinq-Mars : Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII: An Historical RomanceD. Bogue, 1847 - 397 pages |
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... feet of another ; she waits for him , he returns to implore her pardon before dying , for he feels himself consumed by an unknown flame that circulates through his veins . She listens to him patiently , and he ! " Oh ! parle ; mon cœur ...
... feet of another ; she waits for him , he returns to implore her pardon before dying , for he feels himself consumed by an unknown flame that circulates through his veins . She listens to him patiently , and he ! " Oh ! parle ; mon cœur ...
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... feet , for the very rock is inhabited , and families of vine - dressers breathe in its profound caverns , sheltered at night by the nutritious earth , which they laboriously cultivate during the day . The good people of Touraine are as ...
... feet , for the very rock is inhabited , and families of vine - dressers breathe in its profound caverns , sheltered at night by the nutritious earth , which they laboriously cultivate during the day . The good people of Touraine are as ...
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... feet of the king , had he succeeded , knowing well that all the other lords who were as great as himself would have abandoned the enemy of the legitimate sovereign . Arms were taken against a faction , and not against the sovereign ...
... feet of the king , had he succeeded , knowing well that all the other lords who were as great as himself would have abandoned the enemy of the legitimate sovereign . Arms were taken against a faction , and not against the sovereign ...
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... been ordered that it should be thus with her and six of the sisterhood . Her attire had no distinguishing feature , except an immense rosary , extending from her neck nearly to her feet , and from which hung THE STREET . 29.
... been ordered that it should be thus with her and six of the sisterhood . Her attire had no distinguishing feature , except an immense rosary , extending from her neck nearly to her feet , and from which hung THE STREET . 29.
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An Historical Romance Alfred de Vigny. neck nearly to her feet , and from which hung a gold cross ; but the dazzling pallor of her face , rendered still more conspicuous by the dark hue of her capuchon , at once fixed the general regard ...
An Historical Romance Alfred de Vigny. neck nearly to her feet , and from which hung a gold cross ; but the dazzling pallor of her face , rendered still more conspicuous by the dark hue of her capuchon , at once fixed the general regard ...
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