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  • Gerbino, and his beautifull Princesse, after an extreame and vehement sighe, thus she spake.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Pausing a while, and breathing foorth many a dissembled sighe, thus shee replyed.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Jehannot having intelligence thereof, by some of them that had him in custody, breathing foorth a vehement sighe, spake in this manner.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Fetching a sighe, even as if her heart would have split in sunder, thus she replyed.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Continuing long in this extreame affliction, and surveighing all likely meanes about her, whereby she might descend from the Tarras, whereof she was wholly disappointed: she began to sighe and weepe exceedingly, and in this heavy perplexity of spirit, thus shee complained to her selfe.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Martuccio also seeing his faire friend, was overcome with exceeding admiration, and stood awhile, as not knowing what to say; till venting forth a vehement sighe, thus he spake.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Master Chappelet still wept and sighed, and continued silent, notwithstanding all the Confessors comfortable perswasions; but after hee had helde him a long while in suspence, breathing forth a sighe, even as if his very heart would have broken, he saide; Holy

    The Decameron 2004

  • As thus she continued in these afflicting feares, it fortuned, that Gabriello sodainly breathing forth a very vehement sighe, and throwing his armes fast about her, said: O helpe me dear Love, or else I dye; and, in speaking the words, fell downe upon the ground.

    The Decameron 2004

  • She hearing these words delivered with an entire sighe, and deepe-fetcht groane, did not imagine the strange consequence following thereon; yet was mooved to much compassion, in regard of her former affection to him.

    The Decameron 2004

  • If the former Novels had made all the Ladies sad and sighe, this last of Dioneus as much delighted them, as restoring them to their former jocond humor, and banishing Tragicall discourse for ever.

    The Decameron 2004

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