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very extravagant luxury I may
This is the first time I have been so honoured, and when the fish was cooked and sent, he desired the servant to come back, and bring him a few kustawee dates to eat with it; that, however, you may not think these any very extravagant luxury, I may add, their value is somewhat less than a penny a pound.
— from Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by Anthony Norris Groves

velvety eyes looked into Mr
Again came the strange whinny, and the deep velvety eyes looked into Mr. Northcote's like those of a human being; and they spoke to him, too, as plainly as words could speak: “Dear master!
— from Our Story Book: Jingles, Stories and Rhymes for Little Folks by Various

Valentine enters leading in Mrs
Valentine enters, leading in Mrs. Peckover and the deaf and dumb child, with such an air of supreme happiness, that he looks absolutely handsome for the moment.
— from Hide and Seek by Wilkie Collins

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