This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ... He had become attached to a Moorish maiden, and he seemed to trace her features once more in those of Esther, as he had beheld them fourand-twenty years before. She had died just at the period when her lover had wrung a reluctant consent from her father to make her his own. Alas! instead of their ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. Excerpt: ... He had become attached to a Moorish maiden, and he seemed to trace her features once more in those of Esther, as he had beheld them fourand-twenty years before. She had died just at the period when her lover had wrung a reluctant consent from her father to make her his own. Alas! instead of their bridal day, he now kept the mournful anniversary of her death--for his Kida's image was stamped indelibly upon his soul. But in the person of Esther she seemed again to rise before his view, like a guardian angel--the pride--the solace of his joyless heart! Willingly, therefore, had he resigned to her the best accommodations of his rural home; and added to its means of defence, in order to protect this loveliest flower of the forest from the spoiler's hand. He became proud of the chivalric office of her champion and her true old knight--obeying her least wishes, and striving to gratify her by all the little attentions in his power. He was ceaseless in his admiration and his praise, when Regina called to enquire about her, and took it much to heart that his young mistress refused to become better acquainted, and received the grateful acknowledgments of Esther with a cold air. More than all, he regretted to see that she gave up her accustomed walks and visits to him, and no longer required his attendance. Ammon was not aware that her aversion arose neither from Esther's humble situation, nor from her being a Jewess; but simply from her acquaintance with the handsome Dagobert. He remarked not how often Regina appeared lost in thought--that she would sit for hours together gazing in the direction whence the youth was again expected--as if he were to come and remove the stranger and then to return alone, and so to continue his visits until he should...
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