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Page 67 - Half-way up the stairs it stands, And points and beckons with its hands From its case of massive oak, Like a monk, who, under his cloak, Crosses himself, and sighs, alas ! With sorrowful voice to all who pass, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever...
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| Title | Sebie Dorr; or, 'A dream of the past'. |
| Author | Elizabeth Allnatt |
| Publisher | S.W. Partridge & Company, 1880 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 251 pages |
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