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often readily glimpsed in a small telescope
A difficult object is often readily glimpsed in a small telescope after the eye has become acquainted with it in a larger one.
— from Telescopic Work for Starlight Evenings by William F. (William Frederick) Denning

Olin rejoined Gellibronde in a surly tone
“Speak for yourself, Olin,” rejoined Gellibronde, in a surly tone.
— from Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth

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