What is "marchesa"

Usage examples of "marchesa".

The steps leading up to the church and the unfinished columns were erected in 1825 from designs by Marchese Don Luigi Cagnola, the architect of the Arco della Pace at Milan.

He went to lodge at an inn, and soon received visits from the Marchese di Vico Napoletano, Pietro Martire Vermigli, and other refugees, who welcomed him with affection, inquiring whether he intended to embrace the religion of Calvin, to which Bruno replied that he did not intend to make profession of that religion, as he did not know of what kind it was, and he only desired to live in Geneva in freedom.

Marchese continued to follow the terrifying phantom, who, without appearing to observe him, moved pensively along beneath the dim Gothic arch of the casement, in a kind of white robe or cassock, which descending beneath the feet, swept mournfully along the ground.

Marchese de Montferrat having, after many unsuccessful inquiries, discovered the abode of Julie de Rubine, and wishing in some measure to compensate for the misfortunes he has occasioned, is willing to offer his protection to her, and also to her son, for whom he will hereafter amply provide, on condition that she will take into her care a young female infant, and perform, in every respect, the part of a mother.

Every thing being thus collected, there no longer remained a doubt in the breast of Julie de Rubine, but that this was indeed the daughter of the Marchese, and consequently of the Signora Di Capigna.

Madame de Rubine had perused this epistle, she questioned the steward respecting her new situation, and inquired whether any servants were sent thither by the Marchese, or whether he expected her to provide them.

As the Signor addressed himself to Mademoiselle de Rubine, there was an air of respectful tenderness in his deportment which did not elude the observation of her aunt, who would probably have felt somewhat mortified at the preference thus evidently shewn to her dependant, had not the conversation of the Marchese been chiefly directed to herself.

And as she prudently avoided mentioning any thing relative to her knowledge of the Marchese, he had no reason to suppose, even had his mind been sufficiently tranquillized to have reflected, that her story was in the least connected with his own.

As it was necessary, both from the desire of the Marchese, and from the age of the child committed to her care, that the baptismal rites should be performed, a friar, from a neighbouring monastery, of the Carthusian order, was applied to, who, according to the usual ceremonies of the Romish church, gave her the name of Laurette.

He bets a hundred on a centipede called Marchesa, and down pops Marchesa like a trained pig at 20 to 1.

Anche se tutte le guardie avevano già visto i sessan­ta, reggevano ognuna una balestra, puntata alla gola del Marchese.

The Surcouf prepared for sea, the guns for the Marchesa, Juno and Ramage batteries installed on the Diamond Rock, with three months' provisions landed for the men, plus water and sheep.

Richard pregava che manette e catene reggessero: si sentiva risucchiare ver­so il varco e, con la coda dell'occhio, poteva vedere il Marchese che penzolava appeso alle catene come un burattino risucchiato da un aspirapolvere.

Poi si rimise in pie­di, in tutta la sua altezza, che in realtà non era esagerata, piegò la testa all'indietro e sputò con forza in faccia al Marchese.

Hunter è visibilmen­te un ranger di livello elevato, il Marchese a tratti assomiglia a un ladro, Lady Porta a una maga con incantesimi di teletrasporto, mi­ster Croup e mister Vandemar sono due assassini potentissimi, Islington un negromante e Richard.