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look irrational but you act so
"You don't look irrational, but you act so," she said, studying him more closely.
— from The Day of the Beast by Zane Grey

lady I behold you And shall
As I look on the temples, or the gods, And with that reverence, lady, I behold you, And shall do ever.
— from The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I by Philip Massinger

lay it before you and say
Now we lay it before you and say,—'As citizens of Seattle do justice to the city of Everett and Snohomish County.'"
— from The Everett Massacre: A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Walker C. Smith

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