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says Rodman is no good and
He says Rodman is no good, and I guess he'll grow long white whiskers before he'll admit he's wrong.
— from The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High by Leslie W. Quirk

seen Ranjab in native garb and
Not since the old days in India had he seen Ranjab in native garb, and even then he was far from being the resplendent creature of to-night, for Ranjab in his home land was a poor man and without distinction.
— from Black is White by George Barr McCutcheon

sunbeams rich in natural gifts as
The highland, on the other hand, is lofty, healthy, eternally young and beautiful, kissed by sunbeams, rich in natural gifts as well as the products of human efforts, a garden of Eden, a paradise.
— from My Life and My Efforts by Karl May

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