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... tears are wet , Idle habit links us yet , What is Love ? for we forget . Ah No. No . " - TENNYSON . IN THREE VOLUMES . VOL . I. LONDON : HURST AND BLACKETT , PUBLISHERS , SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN , 13 , GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET ...
... tears are wet , Idle habit links us yet , What is Love ? for we forget . Ah No. No . " - TENNYSON . IN THREE VOLUMES . VOL . I. LONDON : HURST AND BLACKETT , PUBLISHERS , SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN , 13 , GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET ...
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Henrietta Camilla Jenkin. goes it in this world , " and a and a tear in each of the bead - like eyes was twinkled away . " When Robert went to India , grandpapa made Grace toastmistress . Now , Grace , give us grandpapa's toast , dear ...
Henrietta Camilla Jenkin. goes it in this world , " and a and a tear in each of the bead - like eyes was twinkled away . " When Robert went to India , grandpapa made Grace toastmistress . Now , Grace , give us grandpapa's toast , dear ...
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... tears are rolling down . pale , frightened women's faces , rolling down unheeded on to their cold , clammy hands . The Lloyds ' whole fortune is gone , —nay , has been gone for two whole years that is the news contained in Mr. Bolton's ...
... tears are rolling down . pale , frightened women's faces , rolling down unheeded on to their cold , clammy hands . The Lloyds ' whole fortune is gone , —nay , has been gone for two whole years that is the news contained in Mr. Bolton's ...
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... tears . other men , Dr. Mansell , like many other resented the sight of tears ; he fidgeted , finding nothing better to say than- Come , come , Grace , never mind ; do not allow such trifles to upset you " -a pause , but no sunshine ...
... tears . other men , Dr. Mansell , like many other resented the sight of tears ; he fidgeted , finding nothing better to say than- Come , come , Grace , never mind ; do not allow such trifles to upset you " -a pause , but no sunshine ...
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... was what he listened to . And the singer ! tears of ecstasy were in her eyes— her every feature was transfigured into the manifestation of a passionate human soul- Dr. Mansell saw the miracle of spirit , etherealizing matter 114 VIOLET ...
... was what he listened to . And the singer ! tears of ecstasy were in her eyes— her every feature was transfigured into the manifestation of a passionate human soul- Dr. Mansell saw the miracle of spirit , etherealizing matter 114 VIOLET ...
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