Category: Novels
When, after some days interval, the Spaniard attempted to describe his feelings on the receipt of his brother’s letter, the sudden resuscitation of heart, and hope, and existence, that followed its perusal, he trembled,--uttered some inarticulate sounds;--wept;--and his agitat...
When, after some days interval, the Spaniard attempted to describe his feelings on the receipt of his brother’s letter, the sudden resuscitation of heart, and hope, and existenc...
4. CHAPTER IX.“Though life and liberty seemed so near, our situation was still very critical. The morning light that aided our escape, might open many an eye to mark it. There was not a momen...
6. CHAPTER XI.“And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition. Great emergencies certainly inspire us with the feelings they demand; and many a man has braved a storm on the wide wild...
3. CHAPTER VIII.“I am not superstitious, but, as I entered the church, I felt a chill of body and soul inexpressible. I approached the altar, and attempted to kneel,--an invisible hand repelled...
5. CHAPTER X.“One wild moment of yelling agony,--one flash of a fierce and fiery light, that seemed to envelope and wither me soul and body,--one sound, that swept through my ears and brain...
2. CHAPTER VII.“Of the desolation of mind into which the rejection of my appeal plunged me, I can give no account, for I retain no distinguishing image. All colours disappear in the night, and...