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beginner in learning lists of nonsense
In the laboratory, the beginner in learning lists of nonsense syllables makes poor work of it.
— from Psychology: A Study Of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth

but I let Laskar off not
I bored Dolver, but I let Laskar off, not havin’ the heart to muss up the desert with scum like him.”
— from 'Drag' Harlan by Charles Alden Seltzer

beloved I lingered late one night
Marker NEW WORLDS With my beloved I lingered late one night.
— from Dreams and Days: Poems by George Parsons Lathrop

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