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The Abbess, Vol. 1 of 3: A Romance (Classic Reprint)
The Abbess Vol 1 of 3 A Romance - Classic Reprint Author:Frances Milton Trollope THE ABBESS. CHMTER 1. Un-:creur sensible craint Ie repos qu'il ne connait pas. J. J. ROUSSEAU. THE castle of Albano, situated at the north western extremity of the Yelletian Gulf, about lIalf-way between Aquilea and Villa Franca, was one of the noblest private dwellings in Italy. 1t is now in ruins, but the relics which remaiu are sufficient to ... more »show both its magnificent extent, alld the prond style of its architecture. A too stately habitation is a heayy tax upon the o~l1er of it; while it excites the pride of pomp, it exltausts the means of sustaining it, alld it sometimes happens tImt the straightened heir is obliged to sllbmit, within its lofty chambers, to YOL. I. II
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