Excerpt from Vivonio, or the Hour of Retribution, Vol. 1 of 4: A RomanceThe Duke, however, was not so deficient in just discrimination, He perceived With delight that his daughter was not insensihle to the merits of the'marches'e, and also that Di Romaniini was drooping under the op pressive sorrow of a Concealed passion, and thus assured Of their mutual regards he, 'at' length, pioposed the alliance. F i The rapturous emotions of the Marchese on thisoccasion, had, nearly proved as fatal as his. Despairf had like to have been. Scarcely daring to credit the evidence of his senses, he eagelly sought his adored Adelaide, who, coveied With blushes, was obliged seif'eral times to assure him'of her obedience to the wishes of the Duke, ere.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.