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long as might be desired and sat
He knocked at the door, came in, bowed with a bend from the waist, expressed his readiness to wait as long as might be desired, and sat down, his hat balanced elegantly on his knees.
— from The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

lunch a messenger boy delivered a small
Just before lunch a messenger boy delivered a small packet for Mrs. Cleaver.
— from The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner

love a man by deeds and strife
A woman's life is full of longing days, Her heart is not content to live on praise; She must have more; a woman measures life By length of love, a man by deeds and strife.
— from Love or Fame; and Other Poems by Fannie Isabelle Sherrick

large and most beautifully decorated apartment situated
They ushered him through many halls and at last into a large and most beautifully decorated apartment situated at the end of a long vista of salons.
— from Told on the Pagoda: Tales of Burmah by Mimosa

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