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The Italian, or the Confessional of the Black Penitents; A Romance
The Italian or the Confessional of the Black Penitents A Romance Author:Ann Ward Radcliffe General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1797 Original Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Horror Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustration... more »s and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAP. III. " I under fair pretence of friendly ends, And well-placed words of glozing counefy, Baited with reafons not unplnufible, Wind me into the eafy-hearted man, And hug him into fnares." Milton. W HiL E Vivaldi and Ellena were oo the way from San Stefano, the Marchefe di Vivaldi was fuffering the utmoft vexation, refpecting his fon ; and the Marchefa felt not lefs apprehenfion, that the abode of Ellena might be difcovered; yet this fear did not withhold her from mingling in all the gaieties of Naples. Her aflem- blies were, as ufual, among the moft brilliant of that voluptuous city, and fhe patronized, as zealoufly as formerly, the ftrains of her favourite compofer. But, notwithftanding this perpetual diffipation, her thoughts frequently withdrew them- F 3 felvesfelves from the fcene, and dwelt on gloomy forebodings of difappointed pride. A circumftance, which rendered her particularly fufceptible to fuch difappoint- ment at this time, was, that overtures of alliance had been lately made to the Mar- chefe, by the father of a lady, who was held fuitable, in every confideration, to become his daughter; and whofe wealth rendered the union particularly defirable at a time,.. when the expences of fuch an eftablifh- ment was as neceflary to the vanity of the Marcheft, confiderably exceeded his income, large as it was. The Marchefa's temper had been thus irritated by the contemplation of her fon's. conduct, in...« less