Date: 1796
"This was an untruth, but she was unconscious of its falsehood: she knew not the nature of her sentiments for Lorenzo; and never having seen him since his first visit to Elvira, with every day his image grew less feebly impressed upon her bosom."
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Date: 1796
"Do you feel no void in your heart, which you fain would have filled up?"
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Date: 1796
"He was still under the influence of this storm of passions, when he heard a gentle knock at the door of his cell."
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Date: 1796
"At that moment an idea which flashed into his mind, almost petrified him with horror."
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Date: 1796
"At the same time the cloud disappeared, and he beheld a figure more beautiful than fancy's pencil ever drew."
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Date: 1796
"She sank into a chair, reclined her head upon her arm, and gazed upon the floor with a vacant stare, while the most gloomy images floated before her fancy."
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Date: 1796
"In every heart to find a slave, / In every soul to fix his reign, / In bonds to lead the wise and brave, / And make the captives kiss his chain; / Such is the power of Love, and oh! / I grieve so well Love's power to know."
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Date: 1796
"The vision had made too strong an impression upon her mind, to permit her resting till assured of her daughter's safety."
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Date: 1796
"Aided by her youth and healthy constitution, she shook off the malady which her mother's death had occasioned; but it was not so easy to remove the disease of her mind."
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Date: 1796
"She had naturally a strong inclination to the marvellous; and her nurse, who believed firmly in apparitions, had related to her, when an infant, so many horrible adventures of this kind, that all Elvira's attempts had failed to eradicate their impressions from her daughter's mind."
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