 tis a bad omen. — Do not weep, my dear Lady; — your tears are too precious to shed for me; — bottle them up, and may the cork never be drawn ! — Dearest, kindest, gentlest, and best of women! may health, peace, and happiness, prove your handmaids...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3591874Full view - About this book
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