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He swam there, thinking his deep thoughts, coming to the surface occasionally to eat the magical hazel-nuts that fell into the water from the trees on the bank.
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He swam there, thinking his deep thoughts, coming to the surface occasionally to eat the magical hazel-nuts that fell into the water from the trees on the bank.
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The rosary, consecrated by the Holy Father himself, and sanctified by his blessing, is but a few knobs of gold, whose value may be replaced by the wages of his profane labour, and whose virtue may be supplied by a string of hazel-nuts! —
The Abbot 2008
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Then, muttering incantations, she threw hazel-nuts into the wine and drew her conclusions as they sank or floated; but she did not hoodwink me, for those with empty shells, no kernel and full of air, would of course float, while those that were heavy and full of sound kernel would sink to the bottom.
Satyricon 2007
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I once saw a dying man who kept complaining they would not let him have hazel-nuts to munch! ... and only in the depths of his fast-dimming eyes, something quivered and struggled like the torn wing of a bird wounded to death ....
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This full-bodied wine offers layers of hazel-nuts, roasted peaches, liquid minerals, and candied pears as well as a seemingly unending finish.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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Oily layers of liquid minerals, red berries, anise, hazel-nuts, and white flowers can be found in this massive, full-bodied, mouth-coating, and palate-saturating wine.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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Oily layers of liquid minerals, red berries, anise, hazel-nuts, and white flowers can be found in this massive, full-bodied, mouth-coating, and palate-saturating wine.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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This full-bodied wine offers layers of hazel-nuts, roasted peaches, liquid minerals, and candied pears as well as a seemingly unending finish.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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Oily layers of liquid minerals, red berries, anise, hazel-nuts, and white flowers can be found in this massive, full-bodied, mouth-coating, and palate-saturating wine.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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