Many Persian poets have sung of the wonderful rose gardens of Shiraz, and the rug weaver there has faithfully reproduced in glorious hues these beautiful flowers.
— from Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Rosa Belle Holt
The hostler declared that he would never go into that barn again; those who had been at work in the field retreated in great haste toward the house; and Dan, who dared not stay there alone, shouldered his rifle, got over the tall gate somehow, and stepped out for home at his very best pace.
— from The Buried Treasure; Or, Old Jordan's "Haunt" by Harry Castlemon
Fury rose in Gray, hotter than the boiling springs that ran p. 57 from the Sunside to water the valleys.
— from A World is Born by Leigh Douglass Brackett
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