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Such a dearth was there of these latter articles, that anything, even a little child's story-book, or the half of a shipping calendar, appeared like a treasure.— Two Years Before the Mast
If it remained below this mark, the higher fields failed in obtaining a due supply of water, and a dearth was the result.— History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 10 (of 12)
Their inappropriate costume quickly attracted attention, and became the subject of general conversation, and, such a dearth was there of excitement, Lord Spencer Hamilton aroused feverish interest by laying a wager that before the night was out he would have the two strangers walking arm in arm.— Inns and Taverns of Old London
Such a dearth was there of these latter articles, that anything, even a little child's story-book, or the half of a shipping calendar, seemed a treasure.— Two Years Before the Mast
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