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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... a preference rewarded with every mark of dutiful atten- tion and filial piety , till that period when the worn - out and suffering Mar- chese resigned his soul into the hands of of his Maker . In the solemn hour of expected 17.
... a preference rewarded with every mark of dutiful atten- tion and filial piety , till that period when the worn - out and suffering Mar- chese resigned his soul into the hands of of his Maker . In the solemn hour of expected 17.
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... tion , yet unknowing where to seek another ; fearing to admit Moraldi , yet bereft and wretched when he did not appear , she became at length the suitor , and besought him to fulfil those vows he he had so long and so fervently pro ...
... tion , yet unknowing where to seek another ; fearing to admit Moraldi , yet bereft and wretched when he did not appear , she became at length the suitor , and besought him to fulfil those vows he he had so long and so fervently pro ...
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... tion had believed : yet , while the sad assurance doomed her days to sorrow . and her nights to misery , her keenest pang was in the sense of his crimes , as her earliest prayer , her latest supplica- tion , was for his amendment and re ...
... tion had believed : yet , while the sad assurance doomed her days to sorrow . and her nights to misery , her keenest pang was in the sense of his crimes , as her earliest prayer , her latest supplica- tion , was for his amendment and re ...
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... tion of her own ? She asked him not to marry her ; for , though the perfor- mance of a church ceremony might re- store her to the prostituted opinion of the world , it could not ensure the par- don of an offended Maker , or recall the ...
... tion of her own ? She asked him not to marry her ; for , though the perfor- mance of a church ceremony might re- store her to the prostituted opinion of the world , it could not ensure the par- don of an offended Maker , or recall the ...
Page 78
... for the night , that she thought of examining the features of her guide , who , but on such sub- jects as were requisite to the prosecu- tion of their journey , had preserved a sullen 29 sullen silence , which , as it saved her 78.
... for the night , that she thought of examining the features of her guide , who , but on such sub- jects as were requisite to the prosecu- tion of their journey , had preserved a sullen 29 sullen silence , which , as it saved her 78.
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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...