A Superior WomanRoberts Brothers, 1885 - 348 pages |
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Page 300 - But a celestial brightness — a more ethereal beauty — Shone on her face and encircled her form, when, after confession, Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction upon her. When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.
Page 85 - She's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is a woman, therefore to be won.
Page 348 - The Atlantic Monthly says of the author that she is "a Murillo in literature," and that the story "is one of the most artistic creations of American literature.
Page 74 - Oh," said his wife. "I hope you didn't lose your temper, Henry." "No," said the doctor. "Remember, that he who ruleth his spirit is greater than he that taketh a city,
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