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Poor Daisy was quite crestfallen; great tear-drops trembled on her long lashes. How could she answer? She had fallen asleep, wooed by the lulling breeze and the sunshine. "The basket was so heavy," she answered, timidly, "and I I sat down to rest a few moments, and " "Further explanation is quite unnecessary," retorted Pluma, sharply, gathering up the reins.
"'Why are you so cruel as to refuse to see me, after showing such knightly devotion to your cause? he asked, leaning on the side of the balcony and looking earnestly in my face, on which the tear-drops were still glittering. "'I have not refused, I answered hastily, 'but do not wait to talk with me now. Mrs. Lynn would be much displeased; she would consider it very improper.
With cooing call they one who's gone, as though * Their breasts were maddened with the rage of wine: Ne'er did mine eyes their like for culvers see * Who weep yet tear-drops never dye their eyne." And also these couplets, "O Zephyr of Najd, when from Najd thou blow, * Thy breathings heap only new woe on woe!
Within five miles was a bark, under full sail, coming down upon me a vision of rescue that brought the stinging tear-drops to my eyes. I was saved. I did not care for the oar and the lost lantern now. I stood there and waved the coat that I had dragged off at first sight of the vessel. I knew her company must see me. I was as positive of rescue as of anything in the world.
Though her face was slightly averted, Darrell could see the tear-drops falling, but after a slight pause she proceeded as calmly as before: "In all these years he has tried to be both father and mother to me, and even in this he thinks he is acting for my good. I have never disobeyed him, and were I to do so now I believe it would break his heart.
He was grieved, for Bellerophon's sake, that the hope of another day should be deceived like so many before it; and two or three quiet tear-drops fell from his eyes, and mingled with what were said to be the many tears of Pirene, when she wept for her slain children.
Rex kissed the pretty little dimpled face, and the little chubby hands that stroked his hair so tenderly. "Why, you have been crying, Rex," she cried out, in childish wonder. "See, there are tear-drops on your eyelashes one fell on my hand. What is the matter, brother dear, are you not happy?"
She came to Christ while he was reclining at table. She had sinned. Still she loved. Here were Christ's feet hanging over the table's edge, while Christ reclined. As he was talking, behold this woman bending over them, her hot tears raining on them, and she busy wiping off the tear-drops with her hair, and kissing them, anointed them with costly ointment.
Then she took the lute, saying, "None shall sing over my cup save myself;" so she screwed up the strings and intoned these verses, "The tears run down his cheeks in double row, * And in his breast high flameth lover-lowe: He weeps when near, a-fearing to be far; * And, whether far or near, his tear-drops flow." And the words of another,
But he was out on the pavement and getting into the workhouse van. "Ah!" said a mincing voice beside her. "How jolly it is when anybody is suffering for your sake!" It was Polly Love, and again her eyelids were half covering her eyes. "I'm sure I don't know what you mean," said Glory. Her own eyes were swimming in big tear-drops. "Don't you? What a funny girl you are!
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