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  • One of my first published short stories was "Lilacs," in which the protagonist has HIV.

    Abraham Verghese - An interview with author 2010

  • And here is an excerpt from the poem "Lilacs" by our own Amy Lowell:

    Archive 2009-05-01 elena maria vidal 2009

  • The "Lilacs" and "Captain" elegies you composed for him sing to this day, but he just wasn't that into you as the great American bard.

    Jamie Stiehm: Abe Lincoln, my Historical Boyfriend 2009

  • And here is an excerpt from the poem "Lilacs" by our own Amy Lowell:

    Lilacs elena maria vidal 2009

  • One by one dropped the shreds of Leo's last message from Palermo, like torn crumpled petals of a once beloved and sacred flower; and the faint, delicate perfume that clung to the fragments, was one which Mr. Dunbar recognized as characteristic of the library at the "Lilacs".

    At the Mercy of Tiberius 1872

  • Your letter must have been eloquent, indeed, to entice him from the splendors of the metropolis, to the yule log at our quiet 'Lilacs'; and his coming is a tribute of gratitude to you, for all your loving care of him.

    At the Mercy of Tiberius 1872

  • Her painting titled "Lilacs" won the Reflections contest at her school.

    KHQA - Local News Jarod Wells 2010

  • The "Lilacs," in the Rue des Martyrs, had a reputation for their calf's head, whilst the restaurant of the "Golden

    L'Assommoir ��mile Zola 1871

  • Lilacs, sure, them too and moreover, Traci laying in the weeds, her butterfly tats, and zipper slipping right into the white line on skyblue, flotsam of the ram jet your inner child ain't shared with you yet ...

    What Quenapril Willed To The Follicle Dennis Mahagin 2011

  • Mr. HAMMERSTEIN: Oh, well, the source material is "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs.

    The Hammersteins' Path From Brooms to Broadway 2010

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