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nuts are rattling down And clouds
A far-off forest's darkling frown, Which makes the prudent start and tremble, Whilst rotten nuts are rattling down, And clouds in demon hordes assemble.
— from Poems by Victor Hugo

new and restless desires and constantly
The same causes which make the members of the community independent of each other, continually impel them to new and restless desires, and constantly spur them onwards.
— from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville

note and read DEAR ADA Come
" Miss Ada opened the note and read: "DEAR ADA: "Come over to the hall to-morrow night, you and your brother, and bring the youngsters.
— from Three Little Cousins by Amy Ella Blanchard

national and regional disputes and coordinate
The governments of the world are called upon to convene an international consultative body as the foundation, in the words of the Guardian, of “a world federal system” 52 empowered to safeguard the autonomy and territory of its state members, resolve national and regional disputes and coordinate programmes of global development for the good of the entire human race.
— from One Common Faith by Bahá'í International Community

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