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The term "perambulate" has been employed in literature with a rich variety of nuances. In some early works, such as in [1], it appears alongside playful alternative spellings, hinting at both its literal meaning of walking and a sort of whimsical linguistic experimentation. In the context of historical narrative, as seen in [2], the word reinforces an image of ceremonial or parading movement through the streets, imbuing the scene with a sense of ritual or spectacle. Meanwhile, [3] uses "perambulate" satirically to describe the everyday, almost absurd parade of figures in an urban setting, suggesting a commentary on social behaviors. Finally, [4] treats the term in a more straightforward manner, marking the act of traversing a notable thoroughfare. Together, these examples reveal how "perambulate" has evolved to capture diverse shades of movement, from the ceremonial and humorous to the descriptive and ironic.
  1. 7 alas at Easter, or , allso at Ester and. 8 Perambulate , preambulate.
    — from The Choise of Valentines; Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo by Thomas Nash
  2. And Megaera women perambulate the streets, with flags, with lamentable alleleu.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  3. Millions of suspenders thus perambulate Jewtown all day on a sort of dress parade.
    — from How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York by Jacob A. Riis
  4. They will furnish a view of the great thoroughfare which we are beginning to perambulate, as it ap
    — from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding

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