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... proceeded to obey . " Horses , instantly ! " repeated the traveller who had already spoken . " Blas ! " bellowed the Cura Cacastaño ; but no one replied . " Behold ! " said the traveller , as he drew from his vest the firman of high ...
... proceeded to obey . " Horses , instantly ! " repeated the traveller who had already spoken . " Blas ! " bellowed the Cura Cacastaño ; but no one replied . " Behold ! " said the traveller , as he drew from his vest the firman of high ...
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... left no doubt in the minds of the party as to the perpetrator of the murder of Blas ; and when the lad whispered in a vil- lager's ear that he had caught that stranger's eye --and proceeded to mutter his name , the cog- nomen 32 MANUELLA ,
... left no doubt in the minds of the party as to the perpetrator of the murder of Blas ; and when the lad whispered in a vil- lager's ear that he had caught that stranger's eye --and proceeded to mutter his name , the cog- nomen 32 MANUELLA ,
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Edward Smallwood. --and proceeded to mutter his name , the cog- nomen seemed to possess a charm ! -- for one and all ceased , or at least did not dare openly , to mourn over the fate of the Curate's servant . Night grew on apace as the ...
Edward Smallwood. --and proceeded to mutter his name , the cog- nomen seemed to possess a charm ! -- for one and all ceased , or at least did not dare openly , to mourn over the fate of the Curate's servant . Night grew on apace as the ...
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... proceeded in silence . Suddenly the width of the passage seemed to enlarge , and the guide took the hand of Montreil , who , in grop- ing along , had now no line of wall to direct him , but waving his disengaged hand out as a protection ...
... proceeded in silence . Suddenly the width of the passage seemed to enlarge , and the guide took the hand of Montreil , who , in grop- ing along , had now no line of wall to direct him , but waving his disengaged hand out as a protection ...
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... proceeded to the marble altar , and touching a secret spring , a pilaster slowly moved back on hinges , and the voices of living beings saluted them in that abode of death . They entered a lighted cave , named the " Pudeitorio of the ...
... proceeded to the marble altar , and touching a secret spring , a pilaster slowly moved back on hinges , and the voices of living beings saluted them in that abode of death . They entered a lighted cave , named the " Pudeitorio of the ...
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Manuella, the Executioner's Daughter: A Story of Madrid Edward Smallwood Affichage du livre entier - 1837 |
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Page 263 - Slow sinks, more lovely ere his race be run, Along Morea's hills the setting sun: Not, as in northern climes, obscurely bright, But one unclouded blaze of living light!
Page 269 - And equal transport, free as Nature live, Disdaining fear. What is the world to them, Its pomp, its pleasure, and its nonsense all! Who in each other clasp whatever fair High fancy forms, and lavish hearts can wish; Something than beauty dearer, should they look Or on the mind, or mind-illumin'd face — Truth, goodness, honour, harmony, and love, The richest bounty of indulgent Heaven.
Page 74 - tis no matter; honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour prick me off when I come on? how then? Can honour set to a leg? no: or an arm? no: or take away the grief of a wound? no. Honour hath no skill in surgery, then? no. What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o
Page 253 - Th' unpractis'd dervise, or sequester'd faquir. Know'st thou not yet, when Love invades the Soul, That all her faculties receive his chains? That reason gives her sceptre to his hand, Or only struggles to be more enslav'd?
Page 74 - tis no matter; Honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour prick me off when I come on ? how then ? Can honour set to a leg? No. Or an arm? No. Or take away the grief of a wound ? No. Honour hath no skill in surgery then ? No. What is honour? A word. What is in that word, honour? What is that honour? Air. A trim reckoning ! — Who hath it? He that died o
Page 128 - Fernando, by the grace of God, King of Castile, Leon, Aragon, the two Sicilies, Jerusalem, Navarre, Granada, Toledo, Valencia, Galicia...
Page 48 - And swept away distinction ; peasants trod Upon the necks of nobles ; low were laid The reverend crosier and the holy mitre, And desolation covered all the land...
Page 209 - Age sits with decent grace upon his visage, And worthily becomes his silver locks; He wears the marks of many years well spent, Of virtue, truth well tried, and wise experience; A friend like this would suit my sorrows well.
Page 88 - Sgombra, o gentil, dall'ansia mente i terrestri ardori; leva all'Eterno un candido pensier d'offerta, e muori: fuor della vita è il termine del lungo tuo martir. Tal della mesta, immobile era quaggiuso il fato: sempre un obblio di chiedere che le saria negato; e al Dio de' santi ascendere, santa del suo patir.
Page 127 - The Spanish maid is no coquette, Nor joys to see a lover tremble ; And if she love, or if she hate, Alike she knows not to dissemble. Her heart can ne'er be bought or sold — Howe'er it beats, it beats sincerely ; And, though it will not bend to gold, 'Twill love you long, and love you dearly.