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could scarcely see excepting right
It had been snowing again; indeed, it snowed about half the time now, and even in the middle of the day it was so dark they could scarcely see, excepting right in front of the windows.
— from To Alaska for Gold; Or, The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Edward Stratemeyer

Camargo situado sobre el rio
The Carrizos , Cotomanes , and Cacalotes are at 'Camargo, situado sobre el rio da S. Juan ...
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

can she scare each royal
And well can she scare each royal orgie.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays by Charles Lamb


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