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... face : Then forth issewed ( great goddesse ) great dame Nature , With goodly port and gracious Majesty ; Being far greater and more tall of stature Then any of the gods or Powers on hie : Yet certes by her face and physnomy Whether she ...
... face : Then forth issewed ( great goddesse ) great dame Nature , With goodly port and gracious Majesty ; Being far greater and more tall of stature Then any of the gods or Powers on hie : Yet certes by her face and physnomy Whether she ...
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... face open to answering face . One of the Greek meanings of Hermione's name is the equivalent of ' Grace ' , and it is the language of Grace which we overhear in this intimate scene between Hermione and Mamillius . Their tender and ...
... face open to answering face . One of the Greek meanings of Hermione's name is the equivalent of ' Grace ' , and it is the language of Grace which we overhear in this intimate scene between Hermione and Mamillius . Their tender and ...
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... face , Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums , And dash'd the brains out , had I so sworn As you have done ... face again realistically calls up an image of the steady , unembarrassed gaze of the child studying the world in the ...
... face , Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums , And dash'd the brains out , had I so sworn As you have done ... face again realistically calls up an image of the steady , unembarrassed gaze of the child studying the world in the ...
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