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Now and then one sees a face which has kept its smile pure and undefiled. such a smile transfigures; such a smile, if the artful but know it, is the greatest weapon a face can have.
-Helen Hunt Jackson
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Now And Then One Sees A Face

Helen Hunt Jackson
Now and then one sees a face which has kept its smile pure and undefiled. such a smile transfigures; such a smile, if the artful but know it, is the greatest weapon a face can have.
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