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perched right on top of Some Summit
retentious, perched, right on top of Some Summit, and the view was so fine and the mountain air so fresh and invigorating, Dorothy, in spite of all her anxiety and worry, began to feel happy and reckless and ready for anything.
— from The Wishing Horse of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson

pious realism of the older Spanish sculptors
Presumably it has been taken from some ancient and 272 revered Spanish crucifix, for it is crowned with thorns, is emaciated, is writhed with pain, painted with the dark, faded red of streaming wounds—one of those agonised figures conceived by the pious realism of the older Spanish sculptors.
— from Seekers in Sicily: Being a Quest for Persephone by Jane and Peripatetica by Anne Hoyt

pussy regardless of time or sentiment sang
sang Flossie, while little pussy, regardless of time or sentiment, sang “me-u! me-
— from Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times by Amy Brooks

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