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... fear , and declare they have seen strange and awesome sights ; nor can it be dis- puted that many , I among the rest , have seen a ghostly maiden of shadowy and transparent form raising , in a pitcher of antique shape , water from the ...
... fear , and declare they have seen strange and awesome sights ; nor can it be dis- puted that many , I among the rest , have seen a ghostly maiden of shadowy and transparent form raising , in a pitcher of antique shape , water from the ...
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... fears were roused . " What means this , Auriola ? he asked . " No witch - like enchantments are needed to make my heart thine . " " Watch and wait . Mortals , as well as denizens of the nether world , yearn to raise the dark veil . We ...
... fears were roused . " What means this , Auriola ? he asked . " No witch - like enchantments are needed to make my heart thine . " " Watch and wait . Mortals , as well as denizens of the nether world , yearn to raise the dark veil . We ...
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... fears were dispersed , and as the sun rose he left the castle , and again betook himself to the haunt of the maiden of the moor . But he found her not - hour after hour he paced slowly round the fountain , looking intently at times into ...
... fears were dispersed , and as the sun rose he left the castle , and again betook himself to the haunt of the maiden of the moor . But he found her not - hour after hour he paced slowly round the fountain , looking intently at times into ...
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... fear from thy betrothment to her ; she cannot love as mortal maidens love , nor exact from thee the same love they exact . Thy soul must be loyal to her , and if thou wouldst redeem the race of Gottmar from the curse , so must thou ...
... fear from thy betrothment to her ; she cannot love as mortal maidens love , nor exact from thee the same love they exact . Thy soul must be loyal to her , and if thou wouldst redeem the race of Gottmar from the curse , so must thou ...
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... fear , with which he regarded Auriola , resolved to seek once more an interview with the latter , in order , if possible , to assuage her anger and learn his own fate . Again he trod the silent moor , and paced with anxious footsteps ...
... fear , with which he regarded Auriola , resolved to seek once more an interview with the latter , in order , if possible , to assuage her anger and learn his own fate . Again he trod the silent moor , and paced with anxious footsteps ...
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