Everything went along with the smoothness, although with some of the deep dips and lofty lifts, of Grand Opera, until the name of the last Camp Fire, Flamingo, was called.
— from Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains; or, A Christmas Success against Odds by Stella M. Francis
The first-born, unblemished male, the apt figure of the spotless Lamb of God, offered upon the cross for us, the imperishable foundation of our peace, and the precious food of our souls, in the presence of God.
— from Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II by Charles Henry Mackintosh
"She said they daresn't to cross the fence on other folks' land or go off up the road 'lessen you had a writing to show.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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