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a cry rang out Long live
When Wash-ing-ton came out where all could see him, and the oath was read to him, and he took it, a great cheer rent the air, and a cry rang out, "Long live George Wash-ing-ton, Pres-i-dent of the U-nit-ed States."
— from History of the United States in Words of One Syllable by Helen Wall Pierson

a certain refinement of line later
At the outset, in its brilliancy and precision, the Northern style held to a certain refinement of line; later the line is drawn with a firm and powerful brush and strong colors are applied almost pure.
— from Chinese Painters: A Critical Study by Raphaël Petrucci

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