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she was in the country her young
While she was in the country, her young son was drowned, and she sent Harry a telegram announcing it.
— from The Autobiography of a Thief by Hutchins Hapgood

silk woven in the caliphs harems yellowing
Here swing hangings more valued than jewels; silk woven in the caliphs' harems; yellowing marvels of Chantilly; glowing glories of Corot and Daubigny, Gérôme, Vibert, Meissonier, Millais or Rembrandt—unequaled as to flesh tints; superior even to most chromos.
— from The Army Mule, and Other War Sketches by Henry A. (Henry Anson) Castle

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