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passed on congratulating himself on this effort
Adrian involuntarily stopped, regarding him with looks of commiseration, but suddenly recollecting himself—No, said he, I will not again be imposed upon; I must not forget that the fairy enjoins discretion as well as charity, and hastily passed on, congratulating himself on this effort of prudence.
— from The Flower Basket A Fairy Tale by Unknown

pall of cloud hung over the earth
From east to west and from north to [179] south a dense pall of cloud hung over the earth.
— from The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster

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