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• A multitude in motion, dark and dense-- Far as the eye could reach, and farther still, In countless myriads stretched for many a league BROCK. —  Tecumseh : a Drama
• The natives knew their way, but so dense was the foliage that to my eyes all appeared dark around. —  Mary Liddiard The Missionary's Daughter
• Heavy, low-hanging clouds, covered the sky; but soon, even these could no longer be distinguished; a cold, damp mist, dense, and almost palpable to the touch, crept over the ocean, and enveloped us so closely, that it was impossible to see clearly from one end of the yawl to the other The wind, however, instead of freshening, as we had feared, died gradually away. —  The Island Home
• So dense was the forest foliage, that we often walked for hours in shade without a glimpse of the sun. —  Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
• A toilsome walk of hours brought us to the summit, but so dense was the foliage and so lofty the magnificent trees, that, even by climbing the tallest, my scope of vision was hardly increased. —  Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

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