. National tales . that it had been invaded; but how much more was she shocked upon sight of the dreary and awful shroud hanging beside those premature weeds, which it warned her she was never to put on ! In a frenzy of despair, therefore, turning her own cruel arms against herself, she swallowed one of the most deadly of her preparations, and casting herself down on the floor, with a horrible ghastly countenance . awaited the same dreadful pangs which she had so lately witnessed on the poisoned bird. And 244 BARANGA. now, doubtless, it came bitterly over her, whatfearful flutterings she had s
. National tales . that it had been invaded; but how much more was she shocked upon sight of the dreary and awful shroud hanging beside those premature weeds, which it warned her she was never to put on ! In a frenzy of despair, therefore, turning her own cruel arms against herself, she swallowed one of the most deadly of her preparations, and casting herself down on the floor, with a horrible ghastly countenance . awaited the same dreadful pangs which she had so lately witnessed on the poisoned bird. And 244 BARANGA. now, doubtless, it came bitterly over her, whatfearful flutterings she had seen it make, andthrobs, and miserable gaspings of its dying beak ;and even as the bird had perished, so did she. There was no one bold enough to look uponher last agonies; but when she was silent andstill, the Marquis came in and wept over herill-starrd body—which had been brought by itsungovernable spirit to so frightful a dissolution. EKJ) OF THE FIRST VOLUME. LONDON:IHINXED BY S. AND R. BENTLEY, J}e5igned & Drawn on Stone lij T Ihgh-toii. NATIONAL TALES. BY THOMAS HOOD, AUTHOR OF WHIMS AND ODDITIES. I am to speak of universal occurrences, with some misfortunesin part, and partly leaning to matters of love. Philostratus. • IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. : WILLIAM H. AINSWORTH, OLD BOND STREET. MDCCCXXVII. LONDON:PRINTED BY S. AND R. BENTLEY, DORSET STREET. t CONTENTS. THE EXILE . . . 1 THE OWL . . , 19 THE GERMAN KNIGHT , . .29THE FLORENTINE KINSMENTHE carriers WIFE THE TWO FAITHFUL LOVERS OF SICILY . 71 THE VENETIAN COUNTESS . .96 A TALE OF THE HAREM . - . ] 27 THE CHESTNUT TREE . . 103 THE FAIR MAID OF LUDGATE . 187 THE THREE BROTHERS . . 211 • 1 ^^-tA^ ^
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