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The Alcove by Offenbach and Déforges A

It was in April of the previous year (1847) that Roger went to a concert, where he records how he heard a comic opera called The Alcove , by Offenbach and Déforges: "A little inexperience, but some charming things.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 by Various

the antechamber beyond opened a door and

The man bowed in silence, shut the door upon the landing, and then led the way through the little hall and the antechamber beyond, opened a door, and stood aside to let Orsino pass.
— from Corleone: A Tale of Sicily by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

to a bit of a dance and

The elder explained: "We're going to a bit of a dance and we'll take those evening clothes."
— from Riders of the Silences by Max Brand

the angry bark of a dog and

Pierre knew that some one was watching him, for he heard a loud command to halt, followed by the angry bark of a dog, and a clatter of hoofs behind him.
— from Frank at Don Carlos' Rancho by Harry Castlemon

thoroughly and boiled once a day and

The nipples are washed thoroughly and boiled once a day and dropped into a solution of boric acid or bicarbonate of soda when not in use.
— from Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. (Fairfax Throckmorton) Proudfit

they ate but once a day and

As for the dogs, they ate but once a day, and then rarely did they receive more than a pound each of dried fish.
— from Burning Daylight by Jack London

that a bit of a dance about

"I haven't a doubt of it," said the Squire; "and I hope that a bit of a dance about Christmas time, if we should fall into that wickedness, wouldn't harm her on that score,—eh, Doctor?"
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various

thin and bilious old ape dressed as

There was a little Frenchman staying at the hotel; he had formerly been a dancing-master, and was full of dry, withered conceits, although he looked like a thin and bilious old ape dressed as a man.
— from Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches by Constance Fenimore Woolson

there are beings of a distinct and

I. It is highly reasonable to suppose, that there are beings of a distinct and superior order to ourselves in the universe.
— from Female Scripture Biography, Volume II Including an Essay on What Christianity Has Done for Women by F. A. (Francis Augustus) Cox

to a battle observed a dark and

That eminent general and statesman, previous to a battle, observed a dark and extensive wood, consecrated to Pluto, situated so as to be visible to both armies alike.
— from Historical Parallels, vol. 2 of 3) by Arthur Thomas Malkin

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