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resort and said He loves you
“Finally, not knowing what more to say, and seeing that there would be a scene, I thought of a last resort and said: “'He loves you still, my dear, but his family want him to marry some one, and you understand—' “She gave a start and exclaimed: “'Ah!
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

rose and stretched himself leisurely yet
Gandil rose and stretched himself leisurely, yet as he sauntered toward the door his backward glance at Pierre was black indeed.
— from Riders of the Silences by Max Brand

rulers and see how lightly yet
In every thought we are lifted to sit with the serene rulers, and see how lightly, yet firmly, in their orbits the worlds are borne.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

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