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... face of things , I say , was much altered sorrow and sadness sat upon every face , and though some part were not yet overwhelmed , yet all looked deeply concerned ; and as we saw it apparently coming on , so every one looked on himself ...
... face of things , I say , was much altered sorrow and sadness sat upon every face , and though some part were not yet overwhelmed , yet all looked deeply concerned ; and as we saw it apparently coming on , so every one looked on himself ...
Page 388
... face , my best child , my own Clarissa Harlowe ! -O my daughter , best - beloved of my heart , lift up a face so ever - amiable to me ! -Why these sobs ? Is an apprehended duty so affecting a thing , that before I can speak - But I am ...
... face , my best child , my own Clarissa Harlowe ! -O my daughter , best - beloved of my heart , lift up a face so ever - amiable to me ! -Why these sobs ? Is an apprehended duty so affecting a thing , that before I can speak - But I am ...
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... face : a pure smooth - white face , tenderly flushed in the cheeks , where the gentle dints were faintly intermelting even during quietness . Her eyes were brown , set well between mild lids , often shadowed , not unwakeful . Her hair ...
... face : a pure smooth - white face , tenderly flushed in the cheeks , where the gentle dints were faintly intermelting even during quietness . Her eyes were brown , set well between mild lids , often shadowed , not unwakeful . Her hair ...
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