Woman: Or Ida of Athens, Volume 4Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 290 pages |
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... given near two hours rest to their mules , the travellers pro- ceeded on their journey ; and passing through the romantic and ruined vil- lage of Stimati , pursued their route to the east , still keeping among those hills , which swell ...
... given near two hours rest to their mules , the travellers pro- ceeded on their journey ; and passing through the romantic and ruined vil- lage of Stimati , pursued their route to the east , still keeping among those hills , which swell ...
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... given information that he had seen me , my family , and a Janissary embark in the night , on the gulph of Engia , and direct our course to the Morea , -that he had thus de- ceived their last vigilance , by an act too daring to rouse ...
... given information that he had seen me , my family , and a Janissary embark in the night , on the gulph of Engia , and direct our course to the Morea , -that he had thus de- ceived their last vigilance , by an act too daring to rouse ...
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... given birth to the ge- nius of a Homer . - Several pleasure- boats passed them , decorated with taste their gay streamers floating on the VOL . IV . D air , their decks crowded with persons indiscriminately habited in IDA OF ATHENS . 49.
... given birth to the ge- nius of a Homer . - Several pleasure- boats passed them , decorated with taste their gay streamers floating on the VOL . IV . D air , their decks crowded with persons indiscriminately habited in IDA OF ATHENS . 49.
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... given to her mind a new idea of the depravity of that species , to which she now almost blush- ed to belong ; and knitting her dark brows above those brilliant and elo- quent eyes that now sparkled with in- dignation , she turned ...
... given to her mind a new idea of the depravity of that species , to which she now almost blush- ed to belong ; and knitting her dark brows above those brilliant and elo- quent eyes that now sparkled with in- dignation , she turned ...
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... given her agent all the money she possessed , who sur- prized at what she considered a wanton expenditure , believed she had been mistaken in the circumstances of her lodgers , and permitted them to keep a bill with her for almost every ...
... given her agent all the money she possessed , who sur- prized at what she considered a wanton expenditure , believed she had been mistaken in the circumstances of her lodgers , and permitted them to keep a bill with her for almost every ...
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admiration affections affliction amidst amulet amuse ANNA MARIA PORTER anxiety archon ardent arms athenian Athens awakened beauty beheld beloved bestow betrayed blended boards bosom breathed brothers caloyer character charm conduct confidence dervise diamond cross Edition Egaleos emotion endeavoured England esteem existence eyes faint fancy father feelings felicity felt foolscap 8vo gave gaze genius greek hand happiness hope human Hymettus Ida's imagination impa influence inspired interest Ismenus Janissary Jumeli knew Kyra letter Livadia lived Lord manner ment mind of Ida mingled misery monk nature object observed once opulence Osmyn Paramana passion Pentelicus person prejudice Price 11 pride racter repose returned ROBERT SOUTHEY rude scene sense sensibility sentiment sigh sion Smyrna society sought soul Stephaniki suffering talents taste tears tender THADDEUS of WARSAW thought timid tion trembling triumph Turkish virtue vols WALTER SCOTT wept woman wretched
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