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THE

ITALIAN,

OR THE

CONFESSIONAL of the BLACK PENITENTS.

A ROMANCE.

 

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BY

ANN RADCLIFFE,

AUTHOR OF THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO, &c. &c.

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He, wrapt in clouds of mystery and silence,
Broods o'er his passions, bodies them in deeds,
And sends them forth on wings of Fate to others;
Like the invisible Will, that guides us,
Unheard, unknown, unsearchable!

 

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

 

LONDON:

Printed for T. CadelL Jun, and W. Davies
(Successors to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand.

1797.