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Page 126
... eyes , That they behold and see not what they see ? They know what beauty is , see where it lies , Yet what the best is , take the worst to be . If eyes , corrupt by overpartial looks , Be anchored in the bay where all men ride , Why of ...
... eyes , That they behold and see not what they see ? They know what beauty is , see where it lies , Yet what the best is , take the worst to be . If eyes , corrupt by overpartial looks , Be anchored in the bay where all men ride , Why of ...
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... eyes fallen from blue , All her perfections tarnished - yet it is not long Since she was lovelier than any of you . John Crowe Ransom 10 What comes through in this poem of mixed emotions , this " story which is true , " is more than ...
... eyes fallen from blue , All her perfections tarnished - yet it is not long Since she was lovelier than any of you . John Crowe Ransom 10 What comes through in this poem of mixed emotions , this " story which is true , " is more than ...
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... eyes . Tomorrow we hide him in earth . Mrs. Brown will be alone then in the damp sagged boards of the old house . Maybe , when she cleans , she will find some thing - a hairbrush with his hair in the bristles , a fingernail , and it ...
... eyes . Tomorrow we hide him in earth . Mrs. Brown will be alone then in the damp sagged boards of the old house . Maybe , when she cleans , she will find some thing - a hairbrush with his hair in the bristles , a fingernail , and it ...
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