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"Portia" from Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Irish novelist (1855-1897).

Reproduction of the original: Portia by The Duchess

THE gates are thrown wide open, and the carriage rolls smoothly down the long dark avenue, beneath the waving branches of the tall elms and the copper beeches, through which the dying sun is flinging its parting rays. The horses, sniffing the air of home, fling up their heads... Read Full Overview

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