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Austerely aloof, this lone wolf of Fleet Street, who envies Press Barons Beaverbrook and Rothermere only their titles, seldom talks to them direct, receiving their messages through a lieutenant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Austerely contemporary in sound, Penderecki's two-hour oratorio draws on a wide musical spectrum ranging from pious Gregorian chants to the dry linearity of the twelve-tone school.

From Time Magazine Archive

Austerely noted in the formal Gazette as "a British subject resident in Southern California" was grey Hollywood Actor Charles Aubrey Smith, elevated to Commander of the same order.

From Time Magazine Archive

So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man's sons escapes from that command.

From The Pocket R.L.S., being favourite passages from the works of Stevenson by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"It seems to me his hands should be Austerely clasped in front, With both thumbs pointing to the ground," Said Rev. Doctor Blunt.

From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix