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I sought not in her visage, for the tinge of the morning, and the…

Quote byCharles Brockden Brown · 1771–1810

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Wieland; or, the Transformation (1798).

English (original)

I sought not in her visage, for the tinge of the morning, and the lustre of heaven. These had vanished with life; but I hoped for liberty to print a last kiss upon her lips. This was denied me; for such had been the merciless blow that destroyed her, that not a lineament remained!

— Charles Brockden Brown

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