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O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.

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We have flattered ourselves by inventing proverbs of comparison in matter of blindness,--"blind as a bat," for instance. It would be safe to say that ...more

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There had been no crises of incident, or marked movements of experience such as in Felipe's imaginations of love were essential to the fulness of its ...more

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But undying memories stood like sentinels in her breast. When the notes of doves, calling to each other, fell on her ear, her eyes sought the sky, and...more

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Will not the Senorita trust me?"Ramona smiled faintly through her tears. "Yes," she said. "I will trust you. You are Alessandro, are you not?""Yes, Se...more

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Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,--it seemed the whole world, so li...more