lemon-plant

But, with the strange satire of the senses in moments of sorrow, noting ever the most trivial things, Edgar noted specially the powerful perfume of a spray of lemon-plant which she bruised as she pressed his hand against her breast.

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"But I am neither a saint nor a hero," said Edgar, drawing a sprig of lemon-plant which he held in his hand lightly across her face.

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Then said Edgar suddenly, "And you will be happy at the Hill?" lightly touching her face again with the lemon-plant.

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He pressed her to him for the last time, kissed her passive face again and again, caught the scent of the lemon-plant in her hair where he had placed it, and left her.

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She leaned back in her chair with a half-smile, absently toying with a sprig of lemon-plant.

A Vanished Hand Sarah Doudney 1884

She spoke with a little mocking air, twisting the sprig of lemon-plant in her long white fingers, and looking down meditatively at the carpet.

A Vanished Hand Sarah Doudney 1884

The dwelling itself was covered with myrtle and arbutus, and the tall lemon-plant perfumed the window of the sitting-room.

Vivian Grey Benjamin Disraeli 1842