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To rid it of some external soils
To rid it of some external soils, he has rubbed it down till there is no muscular expression left.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

the room its occupants should exhibit silent
The ghost can glide slowly around the room; its occupants should exhibit silent horror, either by crouching down, contortions of the face, or in any way possible, but not a sound should be uttered.
— from Home Arts for Old and Young by Caroline L. Smith

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