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his extensive park his eye rested
As his carriage rolled proudly up an eminence ere he had reached the confines of his extensive park, his eye rested, for a moment, on a scene in which meadows, forests, fields waving with golden corn, comfortable farm-houses surrounded with innumerable cottages, were seen, in almost endless variety.
— from Precaution: A Novel by James Fenimore Cooper

Hark exclaimed Peggy her eyes round
Following the report they listened intently and then: "Hark!" exclaimed Peggy, her eyes round and her pulses beating wildly.
— from The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Margaret Burnham

have effectually prevented his ever recounting
Thus, coatless and bootless, he leaped on shore, when delay a second longer would have effectually prevented his ever recounting the tale.
— from Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman by William L. (William Leete) Stone

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