Cæsar Borgia, by the author of 'Whitefriars'.1846 |
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... danger , perhaps , gave zest to the devotion of the warlike populations which sent each their quota to the spiritual rendezvous . At no period of her stormy existence had Italy been so convulsed and devastated by almost all the evils ...
... danger , perhaps , gave zest to the devotion of the warlike populations which sent each their quota to the spiritual rendezvous . At no period of her stormy existence had Italy been so convulsed and devastated by almost all the evils ...
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... dangerous spot , " observed the Hospitaller . " The duty of the order I have assumed is to protect travellers ; I will arouse him ? " And vaulting with practised agility from his power- ful steed , he flung the reins to the canon , who ...
... dangerous spot , " observed the Hospitaller . " The duty of the order I have assumed is to protect travellers ; I will arouse him ? " And vaulting with practised agility from his power- ful steed , he flung the reins to the canon , who ...
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... danger increased as they gradually became in- volved in the white mist , which made the air as thick and hazy as the steam of boiling water . But the increasing loudness of the roar of the river convinced them that they were pursuing ...
... danger increased as they gradually became in- volved in the white mist , which made the air as thick and hazy as the steam of boiling water . But the increasing loudness of the roar of the river convinced them that they were pursuing ...
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... danger of sinking under the weight of his arms in the waters , hindered him from seeking safety by leaping off . The destruction of the youthful chevalier seemed inevitable , when , as if sent by some direct and miraculous interposition ...
... danger of sinking under the weight of his arms in the waters , hindered him from seeking safety by leaping off . The destruction of the youthful chevalier seemed inevitable , when , as if sent by some direct and miraculous interposition ...
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... danger com- ing , " replied the monk , hurriedly . " The torrent- wind ! the torrent - wind ! -call to your companions to make to the shelter of the rocks on this side , for I see it is tearing up the water along the whole line of the ...
... danger com- ing , " replied the monk , hurriedly . " The torrent- wind ! the torrent - wind ! -call to your companions to make to the shelter of the rocks on this side , for I see it is tearing up the water along the whole line of the ...
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Alexander Alfonso arms ballerina barons Beaufort beauty beheld Biccocco Borgia brother Bruno canon Capua Carthusians Colonna Colonna palace command dark Dominican Don Migueloto Donna Lucrezia dost doubt Duke of Romagna Egeria exclaimed eyes Fabrizio Fabrizio Colonna Faenza fear Ferrara Fiamma friar gaze Ghetto glance hand hastened hath hear heard heart heaven holy father honour Hospitaller Hospitaller's instant instantly Italy jester Knight of St lady lance laughing Le Beaufort light look lord Lucrezia Borgia Machiavelli Messer Bembo Messer Niccolò mingled Miriam monk murder Nepi noble Oliverotto da Fermo palace Paolo Orsino passion pause perchance pilgrims podestà pontiff prince Prince of Salerno replied Cæsar Rome Ronciglione ruins rushed San Leo Santangelo scarcely seemed shouted signor silence Sinigaglia Sir Reginald smile soul strange suddenly suspicions thee thine thou art thou hast thou wilt thought tion tone turned utter visage Vitellozzo voice wild yonder
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Էջ 243 - Than wishest should be undone.' Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear ; And chastise with the valour of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crown'd withal.
Էջ 4 - KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime? Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime...
Էջ 167 - I smile, And cry, Content, to that which grieves my heart ; And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face to all occasions.
Էջ 17 - For herein may be seen noble chivalry, courtesy, humanity, friendliness, hardiness, love, friendship, cowardice, murder, hate, virtue, and sin. Do after the good and leave the evil, and it shall bring you to good fame and renown.
Էջ 30 - And he, as one, might midst the many stand Unheeded, searching through the crowd to find Fit speculation! such as in strange land He found in wonder-works of God and nature's hand.
Էջ 194 - By aught than Romans Rome should thus be laid ? She who was named Eternal, and arrayed Her warriors but to conquer — she who veiled Earth with her haughty shadow, and displayed, Until the o'er-canopied horizon failed, Her rushing wings — Oh ! she who was Almighty hailed ! LXXXV.
Էջ 208 - Yet must I think less wildly :— I have thought Too long and darkly, till my brain became, In its own eddy boiling and o'erwrought, . A whirling gulf of phantasy and flame : And thus, untaught in youth my heart to tame, My springs of life were poison'd.
Էջ 159 - tis true. Look here, lago ; All my fond love thus do I blow to heaven : 'Tis gone. Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell ! Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate ! Swell, bosom, with thy fraught, For 'tis of aspics
Էջ 251 - O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day ; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away ! Re-enter PANTHINO.
Էջ 348 - tis in my custody. Oth. Ha! lago. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy ; It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on : that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger ; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves ! Oth.