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• As soon as the mists engendered by love of this kind begin to dissolve, and to be penetrated by the clear beams of reason, we see the object of our adoration in his true shape, and with all his virtues and failings exposed. —  Youth
• They will dissolve, my boy, on a nearer approach, and, as Shakespeare has it, `like the baseless fabric of a vision, leave not a wrack behind,' or, at least, not much more than a wrack Ned reverted to the golden dream, and felt uneasy under his uncle's kind but earnest gaze Most men," continued Mr Shirley, "enjoy themselves at first, when they go to wild countries in search of adventure, but they generally regret the loss of their best years afterwards. —  The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West
• And we Can calmly watch them thus dissolve, and say Tis better thus; 'tis best they should not be." —  The Song of the Exile—A Canadian Epic
• The square now seemed to dissolve, and the men formed a confused mixture of red and green down the road to Ridgeway. —  Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870
• There was a blinding flash of rosy fire; the great tree appeared to shrink and dissolve, and presently the Prince stood before them Welcome, Prince," said the enchanter Your enemy, the witch, will trouble you no more. —  The Firelight Fairy Book

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