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extend northwards like inverted spoons their
The denudation cones of Gurla Mandatta, consisting of sand, rubbish, and boulders, extend northwards like inverted spoons; their extremities dip under the surface of the lake, and cause the fluctuating depths sounded on lines 1 and 2.
— from Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Sven Anders Hedin

every noble line into something that
I cannot explain it exactly, but it seemed as if something Evil had swept over it, changing every noble line into something that was almost repellent.
— from His Majesty's Well-Beloved An Episode in the Life of Mr. Thomas Betteron as told by His Friend John Honeywood by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

eyes new light is sent To
To those who sleep he gives good dreams; For bodies overtasked and spent Comes rest to comfort every ache; To weary eyes new light is sent, To weary spirits new content;— What does God give to those who wake?
— from A Few More Verses by Susan Coolidge

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