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ILLUSTRATIONS
IN COLOUR
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| It grew louder— louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled (page 21) Frontispiece | |
| The wall was now nearly upon a level with my breast. Unsheathing my rapier, I began to grope with it about the recess | 40 |
| Tripetta advanced to the monarch’s seat, and, falling on her knees before him, implored him to spare her friend | 54 |
| The victorious Legs rushed out with her into the street, followed by the redoubtable Hugh Tarpaulin | 82 |
| At length for my seared and writhing body there was no longer an inch of foothold on the firm floor of the prison | 94 |
| The Masqueraders | 98 |
| I at length found myself within view of the melancholy House of Usher | 112 |
| “He turned suddenly to regard his beloved:—She was dead!” | 128 |
| She came and departed as a shadow | 162 |
| About this valley roamed I with Eleonora | 174 |
| Their grey hairs streamed terribly in the tempest | 192 |
| The young Metzengerstein seemed riveted to the saddle of that colossal horse | 226 |
IN LINE
| 1. | I walked vigorously—faster—still faster—at length I ran | 14 |
| 2. | A Descent into the Maelstrom | 34 |
| 3. | “I drink,” he said, “to the buried that repose around us.” “And I to your long life” | 38 |
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