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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUS
I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
The road was execrable; full of holes, pits, and puddles, in which our poor beasts often sank above their knees.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
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.
Hence it is obvious that great advantage must be derived, especially in rainy districts, from covered manure-pits.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSON
She's handsome yet, but her muscles are getting that loose look and her eyes are bottomless pits of ennui.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON
Now, how comes it that you have turned up in this out-of-the-way part of the world?
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE
By-the-bye, I hope you intend to stay some time, and that you will take up your quarters with me?
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNE

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