Eye Quote by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“There was hell in her eyes! She was worn and jaded Her soul is at war with the life she has led. As I looked on that face so strangely faded I wonder God did not strike me dead.” quote by Ella Wheeler Wilcox — Download Open image

“There was hell in her eyes! She was worn and jaded Her soul is at war with the life she has led. As I looked on that face so strangely faded I wonder God did not strike me dead.”

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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