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1  It was silly of me to come down here at all.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 18
2  You are like one of the heroes of those silly melodramas Mother used to be so fond of acting in.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 5
3  It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one's life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 1
4  "I am afraid I must be going," exclaimed Lady Henry, breaking an awkward silence with her silly sudden laugh.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
5  As for marriage, of course that would be silly, but there are other and more interesting bonds between men and women.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
6  It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 1
7  To-night, for the first time in my life, I saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant in which I had always played.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 7
8  In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 1