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... beauty lay in the perfect pink and white of her complexion , and the luxuriant golden hair which had been the envy of all her girlish friends . Who does not know how perishable such beauty is , even when its possessor is blessed with a ...
... beauty lay in the perfect pink and white of her complexion , and the luxuriant golden hair which had been the envy of all her girlish friends . Who does not know how perishable such beauty is , even when its possessor is blessed with a ...
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... beauty . The eyes were large and deeply blue , shaded by lashes that were black as night ; and black , too , were the delicate , straight eyebrows . There was an openness and fearlessness in Cecily's look that made one trust her at once ...
... beauty . The eyes were large and deeply blue , shaded by lashes that were black as night ; and black , too , were the delicate , straight eyebrows . There was an openness and fearlessness in Cecily's look that made one trust her at once ...
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... beauty was seldom fully appreciated at first sight . " Poor father , " the girl said at last . " I don't think he is well , Aunt Cecily . works too hard . " He " There is always a great deal of sickness " I daresay in autumn , " Cecily ...
... beauty was seldom fully appreciated at first sight . " Poor father , " the girl said at last . " I don't think he is well , Aunt Cecily . works too hard . " He " There is always a great deal of sickness " I daresay in autumn , " Cecily ...
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... beauty . And then she recalled the words that she had spoken to Daisy only a few days ago , telling her to be like the flowers , flourishing bravely in their dreary nook when all their companions had passed away . upon a time there had ...
... beauty . And then she recalled the words that she had spoken to Daisy only a few days ago , telling her to be like the flowers , flourishing bravely in their dreary nook when all their companions had passed away . upon a time there had ...
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... beauty more than that bad habit of brooding ; it spoils the com- plexion , and alters the whole character of the face . The mouth droops at the corners , the cheeks fall in , and faint lines appear on the forehead . There's a dismal ...
... beauty more than that bad habit of brooding ; it spoils the com- plexion , and alters the whole character of the face . The mouth droops at the corners , the cheeks fall in , and faint lines appear on the forehead . There's a dismal ...
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