Littell's Living Age, Volume 176Living Age Company, Incorporated, 1888 - Literature |
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... heart to me . - Then will I deck thee with a garland bright , And freely give my sweetest dreams to thee - Whisper such loveliness into thine ear That thou shalt wish each day to be a night ; But come not here . Thou canst not come - I ...
... heart to me . - Then will I deck thee with a garland bright , And freely give my sweetest dreams to thee - Whisper such loveliness into thine ear That thou shalt wish each day to be a night ; But come not here . Thou canst not come - I ...
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... heart and the very apple of his eye . To be explicit , it was for the sake of the apple of Mr. Daverel's eye that Wilfred Okedon had with infinite pain and difficulty screwed that two days ' leave out of his unwilling colonel , that he ...
... heart and the very apple of his eye . To be explicit , it was for the sake of the apple of Mr. Daverel's eye that Wilfred Okedon had with infinite pain and difficulty screwed that two days ' leave out of his unwilling colonel , that he ...
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... heart to take with him . But Daddy did not know the heart of woman , and so , in spite of the agony in Violet Daverel's blue eyes , he said good - bye , and went away . 66 Perhaps , " the girl murmured , as he held her hand at parting ...
... heart to take with him . But Daddy did not know the heart of woman , and so , in spite of the agony in Violet Daverel's blue eyes , he said good - bye , and went away . 66 Perhaps , " the girl murmured , as he held her hand at parting ...
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... heart behind him , she had not lent him one to take with him , and also that she was in no wise wearing the willow for a man who had not loved her well enough to ask her to wait for him until the campaign should be over . Now , Miss ...
... heart behind him , she had not lent him one to take with him , and also that she was in no wise wearing the willow for a man who had not loved her well enough to ask her to wait for him until the campaign should be over . Now , Miss ...
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... heart so easily ; but - woman's reason he had been so faithful and so true , and that touched her heart , if he did not . - And then when Willie Okedon's letter and fan reached her , all the old feelings sprang up again ; the ...
... heart so easily ; but - woman's reason he had been so faithful and so true , and that touched her heart , if he did not . - And then when Willie Okedon's letter and fan reached her , all the old feelings sprang up again ; the ...
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