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cried Oh dainty love I now
And then she cried, "Oh, dainty love, I now do find it is for thee, That I am lov'd and honour'd both,
— from Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) by Nicholas Breton

capture of De Lagniel is now
The irrepressible Corporal Casey, who, in fact, had nothing whatever to do with the capture of De Lagniel, is now surrounded by a little group of soldiers.
— from The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty


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