The Amusing Companion, Or, Interesting Story Teller: Being a Collection of Marvellous, Wonderful, Moral, Sentimental, Humorous, and Instructive Tales ...Charles P. Fessenden., 1831 - 180 páginas |
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... entered into a contract of matri- mony with the virtuous Donna Estifania Mon- tenella , in the eight and thirtieth year of hers . To this transaction he was the rather induced , not more on account of the beauty of her person and the ...
... entered into a contract of matri- mony with the virtuous Donna Estifania Mon- tenella , in the eight and thirtieth year of hers . To this transaction he was the rather induced , not more on account of the beauty of her person and the ...
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... entered the house , threw down the jack- boots , and led Lorenzano on before the judge . Here he was accused of contempt of the law › by throwing his jack - boots into the canal , and of preventing the whole inhabitants of the street ...
... entered the house , threw down the jack- boots , and led Lorenzano on before the judge . Here he was accused of contempt of the law › by throwing his jack - boots into the canal , and of preventing the whole inhabitants of the street ...
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... entering the window , struck poor Lorenzano on the mouth , and drove out two of the few teeth he had remain- ing . Smarting with pain , and mad with resent- ment , he hastily armed himself with his knobbed stick , and ran into the ...
... entering the window , struck poor Lorenzano on the mouth , and drove out two of the few teeth he had remain- ing . Smarting with pain , and mad with resent- ment , he hastily armed himself with his knobbed stick , and ran into the ...
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... entered into an exact detail of all the mur- ders he had done , and the motives upon which he had proceeded . The viceroy , who was thoroughly convinced that he told him no more than the truth , repeated his assurances of safety , and ...
... entered into an exact detail of all the mur- ders he had done , and the motives upon which he had proceeded . The viceroy , who was thoroughly convinced that he told him no more than the truth , repeated his assurances of safety , and ...
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... entering into the busy world ; and , as a step previous to this , placed his affec- tions on Hypatia , a lady of exquisite beauty . The day of their intended nuptials was fixed ; the pre- vious ceremonies were performed ; and nothing ...
... entering into the busy world ; and , as a step previous to this , placed his affec- tions on Hypatia , a lady of exquisite beauty . The day of their intended nuptials was fixed ; the pre- vious ceremonies were performed ; and nothing ...
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alarm alcade Alguazil appeared arrived astonished beauty began begged boots Brazils brocade brother brought captain Carazan carried casket Celestina child coach cobler confession Corsica cried cruel Czar danger daughter death declared discover distress Don Juan Don Pedro door dress ducats eral Estifania eyes father fear fell fire fortune Gadara Genoa give goat-herd gratitude Grenada hand happy head heard heart Henriquez Hochheimer honor husband immediately iness inhabitants jack-boots jewels judge justice knew knout lady Languedoc length Lisbon lived looked Lorenzano lover Marcelio marriage married ment Messina Mexico miserable morning mother murder never night obliged passed peasant perceived person Portugal possessed prisoner replied returned Salamanca Scipio Septimius servants ship sleep soon Spain tears thou thought thousand doubloons tion told took viceroy village voice whole wife woman word wretch young gentleman youth
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Página 39 - I observed some with scimitars in their hands, and others with urinals, who ran to and fro upon the bridge, thrusting several persons on trapdoors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped had they not been thus forced upon them. ' The genius seeing me indulge myself in this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it : "Take thine eyes off the bridge," said he, " and tell me if thou yet seest anything thou dost not comprehend." Upon looking up,
Página 36 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Página 36 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Página 41 - ... of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.
Página 40 - I directed my sight as I was ordered, and (whether or no the good genius strengthened it with any supernatural force, or dissipated part of the mist that was before too thick for the eye to penetrate) I saw the valley opening at the...
Página 40 - ... vast ocean planted with innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments.
Página 42 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Página 38 - I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added to those that were entire made up the number about an hundred.
Página 36 - I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts by those transporting airs...
Página 38 - As I was counting the arches, the Genius told me that this bridge consisted at first of a thousand arches; but that a great flood swept away the rest, and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it: But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it.