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and share his fate and lamented loudly
The queen besought him with tears to let her remain at his side, and share his fate, and lamented loudly when the king placed her in the carriage which was to take her away under escort.
— from Old-Time Stories by Charles Perrault

and sold his fields and lived like
He rented out and sold his fields, and lived like a gentleman.
— from Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach

are so hungry for a little love
because women are so hungry for a little love, and find it so impossible to live without it, that they often endure any amount of this kind of selfishness rather than hazard its loss for a day.
— from Folly as It Flies; Hit at by Fanny Fern by Fanny Fern

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