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... expression ; while the broad , full , polished forehead with its prominent , swelling brows , could not fail to recall , to even casual observers , the calm , powerful face of Lorenzo de ' Medicis , which , if once looked on , fastens ...
... expression ; while the broad , full , polished forehead with its prominent , swelling brows , could not fail to recall , to even casual observers , the calm , powerful face of Lorenzo de ' Medicis , which , if once looked on , fastens ...
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... expression of his eyes ? " " No , sir , I did not see much of his face , he never looked at me but once . I should not like to meet him again ; I am afraid of him . " " Never fear , Pearl , he is a stranger here , and there's lit- tle ...
... expression of his eyes ? " " No , sir , I did not see much of his face , he never looked at me but once . I should not like to meet him again ; I am afraid of him . " " Never fear , Pearl , he is a stranger here , and there's lit- tle ...
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... expression almost human in the mild , liquid eyes , all the events of that last serene evening swept back to Edna's deadened memory , and , leaning her head on Brindle's horns , she shed the first tears that had flowed for her great ...
... expression almost human in the mild , liquid eyes , all the events of that last serene evening swept back to Edna's deadened memory , and , leaning her head on Brindle's horns , she shed the first tears that had flowed for her great ...
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... expression settled about her mouth , and looked out gloomily from the sad eyes . Her painful reverie was interrupted by the cheery voice of Dr. Rodney , who came back , accompanied by an elegantly - dressed mid- dle - aged lady . " Ah ...
... expression settled about her mouth , and looked out gloomily from the sad eyes . Her painful reverie was interrupted by the cheery voice of Dr. Rodney , who came back , accompanied by an elegantly - dressed mid- dle - aged lady . " Ah ...
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... expression of habitual anxiety ; and gray hairs showed themselves under the costly lace that bordered her morning head - dress , while lines of care marked her brow and mouth . Children instinctively decipher the hieroglyphics which ...
... expression of habitual anxiety ; and gray hairs showed themselves under the costly lace that bordered her morning head - dress , while lines of care marked her brow and mouth . Children instinctively decipher the hieroglyphics which ...
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