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amusing was killed last year
But he, poor man, so jovial and kind-hearted and amusing, was killed last year by falling from his loft to the pavement.
— from The Devil's Pool by George Sand

A well known line you
A well known line you may transpose— “A thorn is always near a rose.” 22.
— from The Seaside Sibyl; Or Leaves of Destiny: A Fortune Teller in Verse by Anonymous

and whispered Kirby lad yo
Jim Mason it was who turned, at length, to the smith and whispered, “Kirby, lad, yo'd best skip it.”
— from Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant

and when Keawe laughed You
“This is the bottle,” said the man; and, when Keawe laughed, “You do not believe me?”
— from Island Nights' Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson

amusing was killed last year
His mother is living yet, at a hundred and forty, but he, poor man, so happy and good and amusing, was killed last year by falling from his loft to the sidewalk.
— from The Devil's Pool by George Sand

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