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...music of the dance, the whirling figures of ravishing beauties, and the sparkling wine. Amidst all the joyous mirth moves Adelia the admired of all admirers. Wearied with constant flattery, she seeks, for a moment, the pure air of the outer heavens; and, as she gazes at the silver crescent above, her thoughts wander far away to another hemisphere, and she murmurs softly, "Clarence, ever mine own." She sees not the forms of two masked figures creeping stealthily behind her. The next moment a stifled cry, the odor of chloroform, a feeble struggle, and a closed carriage rolls rapidly away...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JEREMIAH SMITH. | 3/8/1878 | See Source »

...crescent moon rose brighter than before...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELEANOR. | 5/19/1876 | See Source »

...pine-crowned crescent blending...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MEET OF THE WINDS. | 12/24/1875 | See Source »

...last, while we eagerly look forward to the changes which shall put an end to all the complaints against our library and its system, we can exclaim, "The crescent promise of our spirits hath...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NEW LIBRARY. | 11/26/1875 | See Source »

...crescent moons change once a month...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO A FLIRT. | 11/12/1875 | See Source »

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