Her face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brigh…

Leo Tolstoy
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Her face was brilliant and glowing; but this glow was not one of brightness; it suggested the fearful glow of a conflagration in the midst of a dark night. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series): Anna Karenina, War and Peace, Resurrection, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, The Cossacks, The Death of Ivan Ilyich... (Including Biographies of the Author), p.1141, e-artnow
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