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When he winked, she winked; when he ogled her, she ogled him; when he sighed, she -- taking care to turn her head the other way, for her breath was not the myrtle's or the orange blossom's -- sighed also, and very loud.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3) James Athearn Jones
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Agnes, and felt the value of Mrs. Wortley more than ever; and it quite made her heart ache to think how long it would be before she saw another purple hill or dancing streamlet, and that she should not be there to see her dear old myrtle's full pride of blossom.
The Two Guardians or, Home in This World Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Drink amid sweet flowers and myrtle's scent * Orange-bloom and
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Wafts the faint myrtle's breath, – to rise, to swell,
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Beneath the myrtle's amorous Ihade The charming fair Corinna lies All melting in defire.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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