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day after day do longing eyes
Day after day the rain-clouds disperse amidst the rumbling of a distant thunder-storm, and day after day do longing eyes watch for their coming, and hope for the cloud-burst.
— from The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

demeure au delà de l eau
Se peut-il rien de plus plaisant qu'un homme ait droit de me tuer parce qu'il demeure au delà de l'eau, et que son prince a querelle avec le mien, quoique je n'en aie aucune avec lui?— Pascal , Pensées , Part.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 02 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

defiendas Al desengaño descortés la entrada
por socorro al arte, Que, aun con sus fraudes, quiero que defiendas Al desengaño descortés la entrada.
— from History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2) by Friedrich Bouterwek

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