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vain I searched high and low
Caesar had gone to join the shades of other noble Romans; in vain I searched high and low for him.
— from Hearts and Masks by Harold MacGrath

voice is so hoarse and loud
His voice is so hoarse and loud with anger that the colonel's attention is attracted.
— from A War-Time Wooing: A Story by Charles King

veil Immo said Hiorba and lead
'Go, bring me the veil, Immo!' said Hiorba; 'and lead hither the contending knights, also.'
— from Tales from the German. Volume II. by C. F. van der (Carl Franz) Velde

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