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departure she cursed me she abused

Altisidora, to all appearance, loved me truly; she gave me the three kerchiefs thou knowest of; she wept at my departure, she cursed me, she abused me, casting shame to the winds she bewailed herself in public; all signs that she adored me; for the wrath of lovers always ends in curses.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

did she call me so And

And so do I, yet did she call me so; And this fair gentlewoman, her sister here, Did call me brother.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

debts servitude c may seem a

c. 14, 14, p. 151, 152,) the suspension of all care and labor, the periodical release of lands, debts, servitude, &c., may seem a noble idea, but the execution would be impracticable in a profane republic; and I should be glad to learn that this ruinous festival was observed by the Jewish people.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

domestic science course more seriously and

I wish now I'd taken the domestic science course more seriously and spent less time in the gymnasium.
— from Otherwise Phyllis by Meredith Nicholson

Dowlass Shirt Country made Shoes and

HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN COMPANY WITH TWO SERVANT MEN belonging to John Fuller , sen., the one of them is a Scotch Man, named James M'Cornet , of middle stature, age about 26 Years, long black Hair if not cut off, and a black Beard; has with him a dark Kersey Jacket and a Cotton Jacket, old Leather Breeches, a pair of Ozenbrigs Trowsers and a pair of Crocus Trowsers, Ozenbrigs Shirt and a Dowlass Shirt, Country made Shoes and Stockings and an old Felt Hat bound round with the same.
— from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 by Various

do Smith Captain Moffat said approvingly

"You will do, Smith," Captain Moffat said approvingly.
— from The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

dear sister came my sweetest addition

He narrated to Lady Glanville and Ellen my adventures with the comrades of the worthy Job; from the lips of the mother, and the eyes of the dear sister, came my sweetest addition to the good fortune which had made me the instrument of Glanville’s safety, and acquittal.
— from Pelham — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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