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"Her beauty was very much injured by the smallpox.
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When the marks of the disease cleared away,
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the delicacy of her color and complexion was all gone.
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Her eyes had lost their brilliancy.
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Her hair fell and her face looked old.
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It was as if a coarse hand had rubbed off the delicate tints of
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that sweet picture, and brought to it a dread color.
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Also it must be owned, her ladyship's nose was greatly
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swollen and red."
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In any case, as you can imagine,
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having scars and pockmarks was also a source of great
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psychological distress and unhappiness,