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rising as Mr Jefferson entered the
And now," he said, rising as Mr. Jefferson entered the room, "I must be going or I shall be imprudent enough to make some observations on the extraordinary proceedings of this evening."
— from Calvert of Strathore by Abbe Carter Goodloe

risibles and Mr John Ermine tightened
[Pg 124] of this slow pacing of interminable landscape was often abruptly broken by individuals ha-haing loudly, as the sequence of events took a new hold of their risibles; and Mr. John Ermine tightened in an ever increasing hold on their fancies.
— from John Ermine of the Yellowstone by Frederic Remington

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