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I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
They were perfectly flat and had only uppers enough to encase two or three toes.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADE
Kingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPER
Besides the districts mentioned, tobacco is grown largely in that of Frankfort-on-the Oder.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.
Madame Malmaison had always been a little proud of the beauty and grace and sweetness of her fitter-on.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE
Berwick-on-Tweed lies partly in England and partly in Scotland, the river which runs through it forming the boundary line.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
Louis the Goon Engel was a mere walk-on in the piece, a spear-carrier doomed to death.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUS
From Kingston-on-Thames, the perfectly kept road closely follows the river.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CARTHOMAS D. MURPHY
Do not think of by-standers and lookers-on; think only of the individual to whom you are addressing yourself.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
The uppers are cut by hand from the engraved sheets, while metal patterns are used on the plain stock.
THE WONDER BOOK OF KNOWLEDGEVARIOUS
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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