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 Current Search - Wither in The Picture of Dorian Gray
1  Its gold would wither into grey.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 7
2  He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 20
3  The common hill-flowers wither, but they blossom again.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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4  Her flowerlike lips touched the withered cheek and warmed its frost.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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5  The carnations of the painting had withered, but the eyes were still wonderful in their depth and brilliancy of colour.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 11
6  He jumped from the cart, and having told the groom to take the mare home, made his way towards his guest through the withered bracken and rough undergrowth.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 18
7  He had heard of rich men who had been blackmailed all their lives by some servant who had read a letter, or overheard a conversation, or picked up a card with an address, or found beneath a pillow a withered flower or a shred of crumpled lace.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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