pier glass

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Candles of wax she lit before A pier glass standing from the floor; Up to the ceiling, off she tore With eager hands her jewels, then The silken vesture which she wore.

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It had been a famous joke to drag that light card-table before the pier glass, which reflected the hand of the unwary gamester.

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It contained a pier glass fantastically stuck from top to bottom with New Year's cards, cards of congratulation, and illustrated advertisements of soaps and powders.

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She stood up, looking at herself and performing a graceful pirouette before the long pier glass.

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She rose and he led her in front of a pier glass.

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