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innocent old soul ended painfully his
At Nanci, 23d February, age eighty-six, King Stanislaus Leczinsky: 'his clothes caught fire' (accidental spark or sputter on some damask dressing-gown or the like); and the much-enduring innocent old soul ended painfully his Titular career.
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Thomas Carlyle

into one supreme effort picked his
Using all his [Pg 25] strength to turn him over without success, Jimmy relaxed his muscles, rested for a moment, and then putting every pound of energy into one supreme effort, picked his opponent up by the middle and threw him backwards over his head.
— from Frank Armstrong at College by Matthew M. Colton

inch of space every possible hiding
" They searched the room eagerly, going over every inch of space, every possible hiding place, but the plan was not there.
— from The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

is our sky Emma pressed her
When we have a man for arbiter, he is our sky.' Emma pressed her Tony's unresponsive hand, feeling strangely that her friend ebbed from her.
— from Diana of the Crossways — Complete by George Meredith

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