Word: captivatress
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Dates: during 1881-1881
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...dissertation on whether a rose (he meant his Rose) by any other name would have been as sweet. He decided not, in case the other name were Bridget or Maria. One thing troubled him not a little: though he could recall separately every one of the features of his captivatress, - including her delightful little retrousse nose (vulgar and ignorant people spoke of it as a "pug"), - he could not, for the life of him, picture her face as a whole. One day, however, Snifkins remarked that he had observed the same peculiarity in himself, with regard to those very near...
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