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1  A faint echo of his love came back to him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 7
2  Just before you came I almost fainted with terror.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 14
3  My dear Dorian," answered Lord Henry, "you merely fainted.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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4  A faint smile curving that sullen mouth was all the echo she could win.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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5  The darkness lifted, and, flushed with faint fires, the sky hollowed itself into a perfect pearl.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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6  When he caught sight of Lord Henry, a faint blush coloured his cheeks for a moment, and he started up.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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7  A faint blush, like the shadow of a rose in a mirror of silver, came to her cheeks as she glanced at the crowded enthusiastic house.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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8  At the end he felt faint and sick, and having lit some Algerian pastilles in a pierced copper brazier, he bathed his hands and forehead with a cool musk-scented vinegar.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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9  The man had to touch him twice on the shoulder before he woke, and as he opened his eyes a faint smile passed across his lips, as though he had been lost in some delightful dream.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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10  "I dare say, my dear," said Lord Henry, shutting the door behind her as, looking like a bird of paradise that had been out all night in the rain, she flitted out of the room, leaving a faint odour of frangipanni.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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