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glances of love charm and ravish
Oh, how certain glances of love charm and ravish Him!
— from A Short Method Of Prayer by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

group of little Central American republics
Then a group of little Central American republics; then Colombia, Peru and so on, till at last Patagonia points away like a huge giant’s finger straight toward the South Pole.
— from True Bear Stories by Joaquin Miller

gentleman of lofty character and recognized
He was a gentleman of lofty character and recognized ability.
— from Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) Stevenson

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