angel's tears
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Arcade embraced him, and Maurice felt the angel's tears as they dropped upon his cheek.
From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole
Now, when the evil one saw this, he smiled to himself, "For," quoth he, "now will she know temptations, since she hath put away the angel's tears, and hath no protection save her own strength."
From The Story and Song of Black Roderick by Shorter, Dora Sigerson
Mavis, whose heartstrings were torn by the sight of her angel's tears and the sound of his yells, looked at Dale appealingly.
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
If every one recorded their thoughts as I do, would they not, like me, pray for the blotting angel's tears?
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
Her tears and her prayers echoed through the dark void that surrounded the tormented captive soul, and the unexpected mercy was obtained for it through an angel's tears.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
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