Twice-told talesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1882 |
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amid appeared arms awful beauty behold beneath black veil bosom breath bright Carbuncle chamber child church cried Crystal Hills dark David Swan dead death Dominicus door dream earth Elinor Endicott England eyes face fancy Father feeling figure fire funeral gaze gentleman girl glance gleam gloom Governor grave gray guests hand happy head heart heaven Heidegger Higginbotham Hooper hour Ilbrahim John Endicott Kimballton Lady Eleanore light look looking-glass lovers mansion Maypole Medbourne Merry Mount mind mirth mortal mountain mystery ness never night passed perhaps Peter Goldthwaite pict picture Province House Puritan Quaker replied rose round scene seemed shadow smile sorrow soul spirit spot steps stood strange street sunshine Tabitha thou thought tion town turned TWICE-TOLD TALES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA venerable village visage voice Wakefield wandering whispered whole wild wind window woman yonder young youth
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