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tale

[teyl] / teɪl /




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The "TALE" with which it concludes is inspired by the same feeling.

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

And the most charming comedies, like THE WINTER'S TALE, and THE RIVALS, and RIP VAN WINKLE, are chiefly memorable for other things than love-scenes.

From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Van Dyke, Henry

That is why Aunty May and I call this book "W.A.G.'S TALE."

From W. A. G.'s Tale by Turnbull, Margaret

THE TALE, the Parable, and the Fable are all common and popular modes of conveying instruction.

From Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend by Townsend, George Fyler

But lo! my rhyme's begun to fail,    Nor can I longer time devote; Thus rhyme and time cut short the TALE,    The long tale of Dick's long-tail'd coat.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James




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