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It was then that I became distinctly aware of a gentle footfall upon the carpet , and near the couch ; and in a second thereafter , as Rowena was in the act of raising the wine to her lips , I saw , or may have dreamed that I saw , fall ...
It was then that I became distinctly aware of a gentle footfall upon the carpet , and near the couch ; and in a second thereafter , as Rowena was in the act of raising the wine to her lips , I saw , or may have dreamed that I saw , fall ...
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I exert the same quality of power in all places . Thus journeys the mighty Ideal before us ; it never was known to fall into the rear . No man ever came to an experience which was satiating , but his good is tidings of a better ...
I exert the same quality of power in all places . Thus journeys the mighty Ideal before us ; it never was known to fall into the rear . No man ever came to an experience which was satiating , but his good is tidings of a better ...
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I take part I see and hear the whole , The cries , curses , roar , the plaudits for well - aim'd shots , The ambulanza slowly passing , trailing its red drip ; Workmen searching after damages , making indispensable repairs ; The fall of ...
I take part I see and hear the whole , The cries , curses , roar , the plaudits for well - aim'd shots , The ambulanza slowly passing , trailing its red drip ; Workmen searching after damages , making indispensable repairs ; The fall of ...
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