 With involuntary horror the friars started back, and then as if changed to stone by a Gorgon's head, they remained gazing upon the dreadful countenance, which presented itself before them. Count Rudiger's stature was colossal; the grave in which he stood,...  Romantic Tales - Page 21by Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1808 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
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...seemed to curl his lips and expand his nostrils. " His eyes Mazed; his mouth foamed; his coal black hair stood erect, in which he twisted his hands, and, tearing out whole handfuls by the roots, lie strowed them on the coffin which stood beside his feet." This is the true... | |
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