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1  Her tears and sobs annoyed him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 7
2  But don't waste your tears over Sibyl Vane.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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3  There were tears in his eyes as he went downstairs.
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4  His eyes deepened into amethyst, and across them came a mist of tears.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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5  As he rode home, his eyes were full of tears, for he knew he was safe.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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6  He frowned, and tearing the paper in two, went across the room and flung the pieces away.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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7  I tell you, Harry, I could hardly see this girl for the mist of tears that came across me.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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8  Somehow, now that it has happened actually, and to me, it seems far too wonderful for tears.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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9  You said to me once that pathos left you unmoved, but that beauty, mere beauty, could fill your eyes with tears.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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10  A cry of pain broke from the lad's lips, and he leaped to his feet, tearing his hands away from Lord Henry's grasp.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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11  As the chime struck one, Campbell turned round, and looking at Dorian Gray, saw that his eyes were filled with tears.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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12  If you had come in yesterday at a particular moment--about half-past five, perhaps, or a quarter to six--you would have found me in tears.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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13  Had it not been for the red jagged tear in the neck and the clotted black pool that was slowly widening on the table, one would have said that the man was simply asleep.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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14  If this girl can give a soul to those who have lived without one, if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly, if she can strip them of their selfishness and lend them tears for sorrows that are not their own, she is worthy of all your adoration, worthy of the adoration of the world.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 7