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earnestly let Sandi say if I

"Lord," said Bosambo earnestly, "let Sandi say if I be mad—for Sandi is my bro—is my master and friend," he corrected himself.
— from Bosambo of the River by Edgar Wallace

enchanted land some say it is

Some say it is an entrance to the enchanted land; some say it is an entrance to hell itself....
— from Orientations by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

excellent lady still survives it is

While this excellent lady still survives, it is not proper for us to express all [Pg 177] that may be justly said of her.
— from Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Maturin Murray Ballou

enormous legs seemingly six inches in

The large splint-bottomed chair in which he was seated had four enormous legs, seemingly six inches in diameter at least, the two in front continuing up to support the broad arms on which his hands reposed, the two behind extending far above his head.
— from Two Centuries of New Milford Connecticut An Account of the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Town Held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, With a Number of Historical Articles and Reminiscences by Various

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