He chucked her under the chin, even praised her eyes, as he said, “Good-bye, O beauteous golden-skinned Mango Pango,” then hurried out under the palms.
— from Gabrielle of the Lagoon: A Romance of the South Seas by W. H. (William Henry) Myddleton
Now what man, gentlemen of the jury, ambitious, with letters from his father that he would find no lack in Cyprus, having moreover been chosen ambassador, and being about to sail to Evagoras, would have left everything behind, and would not, if he could by contributing everything, please him ( Evagoras ) and make a large profit?
— from The Orations of Lysias by Lysias
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