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  • Yet, even as he has continued to search for that enduring presence here on earth, the idea that such a presence may also be elsewhere, perhaps even more fully so, is no longer dismissed outright but wistfully entertained, as in "Passer-by, These Are Words" 2001:

    The Pursuit of Presence Micah Mattix 2012

  • Grave, where the Pensive Passer-by may drop a Tear over the Mournful

    The Lady of the Ice A Novel James De Mille

  • This dramatic parable by Mr. Jerome K. Jerome deals with the moral regeneration of eleven people, who are living in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, through the personal influence of a Passer-by, who is the

    The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton

  • On the principal side these words occurred: "Passer-by, whosoever thou be, abhor Jean Chatel, and the Jesuits who beguiled his youth and destroyed his reason."

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • It is necessary, for reasons of reality, that in each of the dialogues the Passer-by and his interlocutor should be seated at their ease.

    The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton

  • Second Passer-by (who does not seem to be able to get a word in).

    Three Dramas Bj��rnstjerne Bj��rnson 1871

  • Passer-by Gene Williams, a 57-year-old bond trader, joked that he was "one of the bad guys" but that he empathized with the demonstrators.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Passer-by Gene Williams, a 57-year-old bond trader, joked that he was "one of the bad guys" but that he empathized with the demonstrators.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Passer-by visits are nice, repeat visits are nicer.

    Forbes.com: News Lewis DVorkin 2011

  • Passer-by Liz Keville and her daughter Crystal foiled what they believe was an attempted abduction by pulling up behind the man.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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