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There, once more, rose frightful struggle; desperate attempt by the fordone Prussians to retake that Height.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 by Carlyle, Thomas
Thro' thousand ages hath thy childhood run: On timeless ruin hath thy glory been: From the forgotten night of loves fordone Thou risest in the dawn of hopes unseen.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert
Now the hungry lion roars, And the wolf behowls the moon; Whilst the heavy ploughman snores, All with weary task fordone.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
And now that gentle lord was all fordone with sweat and toil, he and his charger; and so weary were they that scarcely could they any longer breathe.'
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series by Symonds, John Addington
He was near fordone, poor man! but still entreatingly prayed, in sentences broken by consumptive spasms, for wisdom and faith and the fire of the Holy Ghost in this dire emergency.
From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Duncan, Norman
