When a golden girl can win Prayer from out the lips of sin, When the b…

Oscar Wilde
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When a golden girl can win Prayer from out the lips of sin, When the barren almond bears, And a little child gives away its tears, Then shall all the house be still And peace come to Canterville. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2012). The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories, p.17, Courier Corporation
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When a golden girl can win Prayer from out the lips of sin, When the barren almond bears, And a little child gives away its tears, Then shall all the house be still And peace come to Canterville. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2012). The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories, p.17, Courier Corporation

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