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gold and silver placed All ready set
Apart from all, the Bráhmans there, Thousands on thousands, took their share Of various dainties sweet to taste, On plates of gold and silver placed, All ready set, as, when they willed, The twice-born men their places filled.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki

Great and small poor and rich sad
Great and small, poor and rich, sad and gay, all are to be found, according to taste.
— from Afloat (Sur l'eau) by Guy de Maupassant

go as she pleased and Raymond showed
They saw each other almost daily, for she continued to come and go as she pleased, and Raymond showed neither surprise nor disapproval.
— from The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton

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