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acquainted affection afterwards Agnodice Anglade appeared ARABELLA STUART arms Avignon beautiful BLACK ASSIZE brother called Castel Madama character church circumstances confess count court crime d'Anglade daughter death desired Duke Duke of Alva Earl EARL OF NITHSDALE execution father favour fear Fiesco fortune gave gentleman guilt hand heard heart honour hope hour husband king Lady Arabella letter lived Lord Lord Burlington louis d'ors lover Lucien Madame Madame de Genlis majesty marchioness marriage married Martainville Martin Guerre ment Mesagne mind mistress Monsieur mother murder narrative never night noble observed occasion ordered party passed passion person poor present prince Princess of Zell prisoner procured racter received replied Riperda sent servant singular sister soon story suffered taken thought tion told took unhappy Vatel wife wish woman words young youth
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Page 1 - I shall make use of are too fatal to be eluded by the power of physic. If you think this of any consequence, you will not fail to meet the author on Sunday next, at ten in the morning, or on Monday (if the weather should be rainy on Sunday), near the first tree beyond the style in Hyde Park, in the foot walk to Kensington.
Page 15 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain. The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Page 45 - Heaven ! of woes like ours. And let us, let us weep no more.
Page 22 - And that, indeed, is the remediless sorrow, and none else ! And therefore God bless us from that, and I will hope well of the rest, though I see no apparent hope. But I am sure God's book mentioneth many of his children in as great distress, that have done well after, even in this world ! I...
Page 47 - I had every thing in readiness, and that I trusted she would not refuse to accompany me, that my lord might pass for her. I pressed her to come immediately, as we had no time to lose.
Page 49 - Evans had found out for me, and where she promised to acquaint me where my Lord was. She got thither some few minutes after me, and told me that when she had seen him secure, she went in search of Mr. Mills, who, by the time, had recovered himself from his astonishment ; that he had returned...
Page 47 - Morgan had taken off what she had brought for my purpose, I conducted her back to the staircase, and, in going, I begged her to send me in my maid to dress me ; that I was afraid of being too late to present my last petition that night if she did not come immediately. I despatched her safe, and went partly down stairs to meet Mrs.
Page 48 - Everybody in the room, who were chiefly the guards' wives and daughters, seemed to compassionate me exceedingly; and the sentinel officiously opened the door. ' When I had seen her out, I returned back to my lord, and finished dressing him. I had taken care that Mrs Mills did not go out crying as she came in, that my lord might the better pass for the lady who came in crying and afflicted ; and the more so, because he had the same dress which she wore.
Page 15 - I saw the world and yet I was not seen; My thread is cut and yet it is not spun, And now I live, and now my life is done. I sought my death and found it in my womb, I looked for life and saw it was a shade, I trod the earth and knew it was my tomb, And now I die, and now I was but made; My glass is full, and now my glass is run, And now I live, and now my life is done.
Page 21 - he conceived that this noble lady might, without offence, make the choice of any subject within this kingdom...