“ No man knows, till he experiences it, what it is to feel his own lifeblood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves. ”
Bram Stoker, Dracula (1897). copy citation
| Author | Bram Stoker |
|---|---|
| Source | Dracula |
| Topic | love blood |
| Date | 1897 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/345/345-h/345-h.htm |
Context
“The effect on Lucy was not bad, for the faint seemed to merge subtly into the narcotic sleep. It was with a feeling of personal pride that I could see a faint tinge of colour steal back into the pallid cheeks and lips. No man knows, till he experiences it, what it is to feel his own life-blood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves.
The Professor watched me critically. «That will do,» he said. «Already?» I remonstrated. «You took a great deal more from Art.» To which he smiled a sad sort of smile as he replied:—
«He is her lover, her fiancé.” source
The Professor watched me critically. «That will do,» he said. «Already?» I remonstrated. «You took a great deal more from Art.» To which he smiled a sad sort of smile as he replied:—
«He is her lover, her fiancé.” source
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