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effulgence

 (n): the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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about 1 year ago brtom said:

"Amours of actresses. Nell Gwynn, Mrs Bracegirdle, Maud Branscombe. Curtain up. Moonlight silver effulgence. Maiden discovered with pensive bosom."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13

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