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crown Les Emaux et Camées
There were the numerous tales,—tales as perfect as the world has ever seen; "La Morte Amoureuse," "Jettatura," "Une Nuit de Cléopâtre," etc., and then the very diamonds of the crown, "Les Emaux et Camées," "La Symphonie en Blanc Majeure," in which the adjective blanc and blanche is repeated with miraculous felicity in each stanza. — from Confessions of a Young Man by George Moore
cat legions embrowned every cottage
On every stercoraceous deposit on coach, [Pg 32] cart, or bridle road, they were busy on grain and pulse; and, in spite of cur and cat, legions embrowned every cottage garden. — from Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 1 by John Wilson
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CHAPTER I The organization of the Regiment—Rendezvous at Danville—We start for Cincinnati, etc., etc. CHAPTER II Arrival at Cincinnati—Camp in the corn-stalk huts at Covington, Kentucky—Incidents of Camp Life, etc., etc. CHAPTER III First night on picket—Asleep on post—Shooting at Capt. — from The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry: Attention Batallion! by Robert M. Rogers
Congress likewise exercises exclusive control over the District of Columbia, and over all places purchased by the Federal government for the erection of forts, arsenals, and similar buildings. — from Problems in American Democracy by Thames Williamson
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