American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpretive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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... eyes were fixed upon the dense growth with a morbid fascination , as she moved away ; but she was once more rooted to the spot when the leaves 20 parted and in the golden moonlight the ghost stood before her . She could not nerve ...
... eyes were fixed upon the dense growth with a morbid fascination , as she moved away ; but she was once more rooted to the spot when the leaves 20 parted and in the golden moonlight the ghost stood before her . She could not nerve ...
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... eyes were now electric sparks , radiating an infinity of lumi- nous needles . to The man had an ashy pallor . Again he took a step forward , and another , partly dragging the chair , which when finally released fell upon the floor with ...
... eyes were now electric sparks , radiating an infinity of lumi- nous needles . to The man had an ashy pallor . Again he took a step forward , and another , partly dragging the chair , which when finally released fell upon the floor with ...
Page 468
... eyes , -to drift into delicious. rarely looked toward the stage . No one noticed me ; no one appeared to perceive that I was the only person in all that vast assembly clad in black -a tiny dark speck in a sea of white light . Gradually ...
... eyes , -to drift into delicious. rarely looked toward the stage . No one noticed me ; no one appeared to perceive that I was the only person in all that vast assembly clad in black -a tiny dark speck in a sea of white light . Gradually ...
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The New England Brahmins | 3 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | 29 |
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