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(She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth) Spoke to me.— Ulysses
_ (She arches her body in lascivious crispation, placing her forefinger in her mouth) _ Spoke to me.— Ulysses
A crispation of interest passed over the congregation; every chin was raised.— The Imperialist
Accordingly he had a "crispation of nerves," which obliged him to take a large cut-glass decanter and hit her on the head with it.— A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century
He shut his eyes, and a nervous crispation caused the fingers of his hands to close themselves with such force, that the grasp of that which held her little palm hurt her.— A Siren

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