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... girl oftwelve years' growthsteadied a pailof water on her head, with both dimpledarms thrown up, in ancient classic Caryatides attitude; and, pausing amoment beside thespring, stood fronting the great golden dawn— watching forthe first ...
... girl oftwelve years' growthsteadied a pailof water on her head, with both dimpledarms thrown up, in ancient classic Caryatides attitude; and, pausing amoment beside thespring, stood fronting the great golden dawn— watching forthe first ...
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... a bloody mantle hung between thesplendor of summer sunshine andthe chilled heart of theawe struck girl. The forehead of the radiant, holy June day had been suddenly redbranded like Cain, to be henceforth an occasion of hideous.
... a bloody mantle hung between thesplendor of summer sunshine andthe chilled heart of theawe struck girl. The forehead of the radiant, holy June day had been suddenly redbranded like Cain, to be henceforth an occasion of hideous.
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... girl timidly strewed her flowers in the coffin, and tears gatheredand dropped withtheblossoms, asshe noticed aplain goldring on the littlefinger, andwondered ifhewere married—if his death would leave wailing orphans inhis home, and a ...
... girl timidly strewed her flowers in the coffin, and tears gatheredand dropped withtheblossoms, asshe noticed aplain goldring on the littlefinger, andwondered ifhewere married—if his death would leave wailing orphans inhis home, and a ...
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... girl recovered inno degreefrom the shock whichhad cut short her chant of praise onthat bloody June day.In her morning visit to the spring, she had stumbled upon a monster which custom had adopted and petted—which the passions andsin ...
... girl recovered inno degreefrom the shock whichhad cut short her chant of praise onthat bloody June day.In her morning visit to the spring, she had stumbled upon a monster which custom had adopted and petted—which the passions andsin ...
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... girl'sface, anda quiver crossthe lips solongfrozen. She liftedher head, rose, and followed the sound, and soon stoodat the side of Brindle, who now furnished milk for the miller's family. As the gentlecow recognized and looked ather ...
... girl'sface, anda quiver crossthe lips solongfrozen. She liftedher head, rose, and followed the sound, and soon stoodat the side of Brindle, who now furnished milk for the miller's family. As the gentlecow recognized and looked ather ...
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