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• I am glad that there is now some prospect of a little more irregularity in future As to our having no fixed habitation or place of abode," said Browne, "that does not arise from poverty, or lack of land--`the isle is all before us where to choose'--and we are now on a tour of observation through our extensive domains, in order to decide upon the finest spot for our head-quarters. —  The Island Home
• They did not waste their time, but munched steadily at the lush grasses in the interior meadow of the isle--the hollow palm of its hand, as it were. —  Patsy
• But Stair looked out many times at the green trenches closing in the land entrance to the isle, and even as he looked, it seemed that during the night the parallels had crept down a little nearer to high-water mark If so, Eben the Spy was right, and for Patsy's sake their precautions had not been taken a moment too soon. —  Patsy
• Although the Government of England was too busy to think of the far-off isle, there were Englishmen who did not forget her. —  The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers
• The population of Flatland was assembled on the beach of their native isle--the men with downcast looks, the women with sad and tearful eyes. —  The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole

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