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Pagina 48
... on the secret of creative force and perhaps make new worlds for him- self . We know not whether Aylmer possessed this degree of faith in man's ultimate control over Nature . He had devoted himself , how- ever 48 THE BIRTHMARK •
... on the secret of creative force and perhaps make new worlds for him- self . We know not whether Aylmer possessed this degree of faith in man's ultimate control over Nature . He had devoted himself , how- ever 48 THE BIRTHMARK •
Pagina 49
... Aylmer sat gazing at his wife with a trouble in his countenance that grew stronger until he spoke . " Georgiana , " said he , " has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed ? " " No , indeed , " said she ...
... Aylmer sat gazing at his wife with a trouble in his countenance that grew stronger until he spoke . " Georgiana , " said he , " has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed ? " " No , indeed , " said she ...
Pagina 50
... Aylmer sometimes deemed an almost fearful distinctness . Its shape bore not a little similarity to the human hand , though of the smallest pygmy size . Georgiana's lovers were wont to say that some fairy at her birth hour had laid her ...
... Aylmer sometimes deemed an almost fearful distinctness . Its shape bore not a little similarity to the human hand , though of the smallest pygmy size . Georgiana's lovers were wont to say that some fairy at her birth hour had laid her ...
Pagina 51
... Aylmer dis- covered that this was the case with himself . - - Had she been less beautiful , - if Envy's self could have found aught else to sneer at , he might have felt his affection heightened by the prettiness of this mimic hand ...
... Aylmer dis- covered that this was the case with himself . - - Had she been less beautiful , - if Envy's self could have found aught else to sneer at , he might have felt his affection heightened by the prettiness of this mimic hand ...
Pagina 52
... Aylmer's sombre imagination was not long in rendering the birthmark a frightful object , caus- ing him more trouble and horror than ever Georgiana's beauty , whether of soul or sense , had given him delight . At all the seasons which ...
... Aylmer's sombre imagination was not long in rendering the birthmark a frightful object , caus- ing him more trouble and horror than ever Georgiana's beauty , whether of soul or sense , had given him delight . At all the seasons which ...
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amid Aminadab Apollyon appeared aspect author's name Aylmer Baglioni Beatrice beautiful behold birthmark bosom breath Bullfrog calash Celestial City cheek clouds companion cried deep Democratic Review dream earth earthly eyes face Faith fancy Feathertop figure fire flowers fountain garden gaze Georgiana Giovanni glance gleam glow Goodman Brown Gookin Guasconti guest Hall of Fantasy hand Hawthorne head heart heaven human husband imagination inhabitants lady leaves light looked man's mankind ment Monsieur du Miroir moral Mother Rigby Nathaniel Hawthorne nature never Old Manse Padua passed perhaps pipe poor pretty pretty Polly puff Rappaccini rich river scarecrow seemed shadow shrub Signor smile smoke Smooth-it-away soul spirit stood strange sunshine sweet thee thing thou thought thrust tion trees truth vanished Vanity Fair visage voice whiff whispered whole wife window witch withered woman wonder words worshipful wrought young young Goodman Brown youth