Di Montranzo; or the novice of Corpus domini, Volume 3 |
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Adelheida Anastagio anchorite anguish Apennine ardour articulated awakened beatific vision beheld Benevento betrayed Biagio blessed bliss bosom breathe burst canon casket Castle cheek compassion Corpus Domini curse dagger dare dark death die is cast door eagerly rejoined ejaculated exclaimed eyes faltered fancy fate Father Brazilio Father Luitfrido fear fearfully feelings Fossombrone friendship Galiaze gazed girl guard guilt hand happiness heard heart Heaven Hemelfride hermit Holy Holy Inquisition hope horror Huberto innocence inquisitorial interrupted Isidore light Lilla lingering lips long watching looked lute mercy methinks mind misanthropy misery Montranzo murder murmured mystery night once pang passion paused peace picture pilgrim pity prisoner pursued repeated replied repose rience Rinaldini Romuald safety seemed shrieked shuddered sigh Signor smile snatching sobs solitude sorrow soul Stephano surely sweet tears tence tenderness thou thought tion Tis true trembled turret vanished Vannina voice wanderer youth
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Page 181 - from clink of chains,, And crash of rusty bars and creeking hinges; • , And ever and anon the sight was dash'd With frightful faces, and the meagre looks Of grim and ghastly executioners.
Page 42 - rock unmov'd. Against whose root tears beat, and sighs are sent In vain ? Have I beheld thy sorrows calmly
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Page 1 - Urge me no farther, But, like a friend, be willing not to know, What to reveal would give thy friend a pain.
Page 49 - all the energies of life are blasted," he exclaimed: "Isidore, this day has the mists of despair vanished ; this day has the cordial warmth of friendship darted into my bosom, has it whispered future peace. Court you the
Page 151 - dream, beheld the dark outline of a figure precipitately retreating from the side of the bed. He attentively watched him; and as he disappeared through a lowrecess in the chamber, he dropped this fatal explanation of his errand,
Page 49 - Let our comfort flow from the same source. Friendship fills, the aching void in my heart: be your's as flexible." A half-suppressed shriek burst from Hie lips of the youth ; he tottered, he trembled ; the bloom fled his cheek; tears started to his eyes; " Am I to my unexpected approach to attribute this agitation ?" demanded Di Rinaldini; " or is it the sickly indulgence of