The Foundling of Belgrade: A Translation from the French |
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... conduct of the deputies to the first convention , and we have a specimen of the unbridled passions of lawless authority , levelling all distinctions ; sweeping away a popular re- ligion which had endured for ages , and perplexed amid ...
... conduct of the deputies to the first convention , and we have a specimen of the unbridled passions of lawless authority , levelling all distinctions ; sweeping away a popular re- ligion which had endured for ages , and perplexed amid ...
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... understanding . At length arrived at the monastery , it was some time before he could gain admission . When conducted into the presence of the abbot , he was struck with his phy siognomy ; he had expected to meet a cold , OF BELGRADE . -39.
... understanding . At length arrived at the monastery , it was some time before he could gain admission . When conducted into the presence of the abbot , he was struck with his phy siognomy ; he had expected to meet a cold , OF BELGRADE . -39.
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... conduct she should pursue . To disobey her father would rob her of the fascinating charms of a society she had every requisite to adorn ; but that socie- ty was , alas ! unenviable with the conditions annexed . Vanity would whisper the ...
... conduct she should pursue . To disobey her father would rob her of the fascinating charms of a society she had every requisite to adorn ; but that socie- ty was , alas ! unenviable with the conditions annexed . Vanity would whisper the ...
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... conducted through a deep enfi- lade , whose echoes to the din and bustle of the soldiery from within , assured me of the strength and magnitude of the fortress . This enfilade was crowded with all sorts of warlike instruments , défended ...
... conducted through a deep enfi- lade , whose echoes to the din and bustle of the soldiery from within , assured me of the strength and magnitude of the fortress . This enfilade was crowded with all sorts of warlike instruments , défended ...
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... cause of his confusion , and begged him to be explicit ; but he could ascertain nothing from the strange conduct of Rosalvo , whose last words at parting were impre- cations against my damned villany . For awhile I knew 86 FOUNDLING.
... cause of his confusion , and begged him to be explicit ; but he could ascertain nothing from the strange conduct of Rosalvo , whose last words at parting were impre- cations against my damned villany . For awhile I knew 86 FOUNDLING.
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abbess acquaintance affected agitation Agnes alarm Andalusia anxious arms art thou assassin began beheld Belgrade blush bosom Caligula cause character charms Clare conceal confession confidence Constantinople continued Alfonso convent of St countenance cried Alfonso curiosity danger daughter Diego discovered disposition doubt duke Aranza exclaimed Bernard fancied father fear feelings fonso fortune Franciscan Francisco friendship gossa hand happy hasten heard heart heaven holy office honor hope human innocence interrupted janissaries knew Kyoprili letter looked madame Madrid Mariana ment Miguel mind monastery monk Morad Morgiana mother Mustapha mystery never niece night object Omar once parent Parouty passion paused Perpignan poignard promised recollection regiment replied resolved rienced Rosalvo Saragossa scene scimitar secret seignior sentiments sigh sister smile soon sought soul spahis spirits stood stranger superior suspicions tender thou tion Turkey twas unhappy Violante Westcote wife wished wound wretch yellow fever
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Page 8 - Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ; " and also to an act. entitled, " An act, supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietor? of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 8 - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 8 - An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned "and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Page 159 - She loved him for the dangers he had past, And he loved her because she pitied them.
Page 103 - William, and you will discover that reproaches and inquiries have no power to afflict either the man of unblemished integrity, or the abandoned profligate. It is the middle, compound character which alone is vulnerable : the man who, without firmness enough to avoid a dishonorable action, has feeling enough to be ashamed of it. I thank you for the hint of the Decalogue, and shall take an opportunity of applying it to some of your most virtuous friends in both houses of Parliament. You seem to have...
Page 8 - Be il remembered, that on the thirtieth day of May, in the thirty-second year of the Independence of the United States of America, George E. Blake, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: " The Indian Princess; or La Belle Sauvage.