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say nothing and keep your
"Now," he pursued, "they will talk about thieves, burglars, and so on: let them do so—mind you say nothing, and keep your resolution of describing your nun to nobody.
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

shouted Ned and keep your
"Straight to the Northwest," shouted Ned, "and keep your rockets going!"
— from Boy Scouts in the Philippines; Or, The Key to the Treaty Box by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson

So near a kingdom yet
So near a kingdom, yet 'tis lost again!
— from The Works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by John Dryden

spiritual nature and know yourself
Ráma! mind your spiritual nature, and know yourself as an expanded form of your intellect.
— from The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) by Valmiki

say nothing about knowing you
Tell him to say nothing about knowing you or me, but to come to your rooms this evening.
— from A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs by George Cary Eggleston

said Now Aunt Kitty you
As soon, however, as she was well awake, she remembered our conversation, and said, "Now, Aunt Kitty, you will tell me what you promised?"
— from Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh

some night and kill you
If you do, I shall come some night and kill you both, first him and then you.
— from Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm by Jóhann Sigurjónsson

should never ave known you
“I should never 'ave known you,” he declared.
— from Short Cruises by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs


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