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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a dowry to this marriage of heaven and hell, Lilith brings a magic mirror, a crown and a pearl.
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He gave her an estate at Alva as a dowry and probably accompanied it with a large sum of money.
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Her great-aunt had been burned to death over a dowry problem.
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I set aside a good dowry and other things for her.
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Since Octavia will save a substantial dowry , she will have a prosperous independence.
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There is no evidence of what lands, if any, she brought her husband as dowry .
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Where dreams and reality parted company was about marriage and the dowry .
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Without military strength to assist in their retention, dowries could prove but short-term gains.