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"Thank you," replied the girl; "that is very kind of Oz." i142 The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the [Pg 124] room.
— from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Miss Meg is going to make a proper good 214 housekeeper; she hes the liking for it, and gits the hang of things surprisin quick.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

The monk, then, continuing to frequent Fra Puccio's house and seeing the latter's wife so fresh and plump, guessed what should be the thing whereof she suf 145 fered the most default and bethought himself, an he might, to go about to furnish her withal himself, and so spare Fra Puccio fatigue.
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Up and down the lancets are placed gaily tinted shields of arms.
— from Stained Glass Tours in England by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

When we were ready to continue our travels Halicarnassus seceded into the smoking-car, and while the engine was shrieking off its inertia, a small boy, laboring under great agitation, hurried in, darted up to me, and, thrusting a pinchbeck ring with a pink glass in it into my face, exclaimed, in a hoarse whisper,— "A beautiful ring, Ma'am!
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

I'd never been so near such a perfectly gorgeous Irish-lace jabot in my life.
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Nitre and powdered gum, of each 15 gr.; almond mixture, 1 1 ⁄ 2 fl.
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— from The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day by Walter Scott

yes; no happiness is worth the happiness of loving and praising God.
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