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trace which extended eastward some eight
Con Thien also anchored the western end of "the barrier," a 600-meter-wide trace which extended eastward some eight miles to Gio Linh.
— from The Battle for Khe Sanh by Moyers S. Shore

Tiger White Elephant EDWARD S ELLIS
Tiger Prince War Tiger White Elephant EDWARD S. ELLIS.
— from Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish

to wear em every Sunday evenin
"I started to leave this dress at Henrietta's," she observed, "for I knew I wouldn't have use for such clothes as these down here on the farm, but Henrietta folded 'em up and put 'em in my trunk, and she said I had to wear 'em every Sunday evenin' and sit out on the porch and think about her and Archibald.
— from The Land of Long Ago by Eliza Calvert Hall

those whose evil eyes see evil
Do not deny it, you are one of those whose evil eyes see evil doings in every impulse of my dear defenceless child's heart.
— from Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

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