A Sicilian Romance, Tom 2T. Hookham, 1792 |
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Abate abbey abbey of St almoſt anſwered appeared apprehenfion arofe banditti caftle caſtle cavern circumftance clofed concealed Cornelia countenance daugh defcended defpair diftinguiſhed diftrefs diſcovered diſtance door dreadful duke efcape endeavoured eſcape facred fafety faid father fcarcely fcene fear fearch fecret fecure feemed feen fenfes Ferdinand fervant ferved feveral fhades fhould fifter filent fince firft firſt fituation folemn folicited fome foon forrow fpirits fpot fteps ftill ftood ftruck fubdued fudden fuddenly fufferings funk furprize furrounded fword guife haftened heard heart heightened herſelf heſitated himſelf Hippolitus horfes increaſed Julia laft laſt lefs liftened light Madame de Menon marchionefs Maria de Vellorno marquis marquis's Mazzini mifery mind monaftery moſt myſelf neceffary nefs obferved occafioned paffage paffed paffion Palermo paufed perceived perfon poffible prefent prifon puniſh refign reft rock ſcene ſhe SICILIAN ROMANCE Sicily ſtarted ſteps terror theſe thofe thoſe tion trembled vermil voices whofe whoſe wind
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