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black eyes coral lips and pearly
She had the fair hair, thick complexion, and graceful neck of an English woman, with the black eyes, coral lips, and pearly teeth of a Spaniard.
— from The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Alexandre Dumas

bull elk could lick a painter
"Who'd ever 'a' thought any bull elk could lick a painter that quick?"
— from Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir

bought every conceivable libretto and play
As an earnest of his good faith he gave the old man who showed them to their box a tip that made him bow double, and he bought every conceivable libretto and play-bill offered him at prices fixed by his remorse.
— from Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete by William Dean Howells

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