The crown of a life, by the author of 'Agnes Tremorne'.1869 |
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Página 200 - Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain.
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Página 204 - Hugh !" she called out, and then sat down again, and put her hand to her heart, as if she had received a blow.