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Especially when this lobster is alive and kicking!— Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
But of all the kinds, my lobster was the most delicious food, and made me almost three meals Thus finding there were fish to be had, though my present tackle seemed suitable enough to my family, yet could I not rest till I had improved my fishery by enlarging my net; for as it was, even with my late addition, I must either sweep little or no compass of ground, or it would have no bag behind me.— Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.)
He feels as if he had swallowed a living lobster, which is clawing and feeding upon the very foundation of his existence.— The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4
"He thinks a lobster is a bird Don't mind them," said Paul Ardite to Sandy, in a low voice.— The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm or, Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays
At the same time he let slide to the sidewalk the package containing the lobster, and he gave it a shove with his foot so that it would be in back of him For Chet was a very proud youth, and did not want to be seen carrying a bundle, especially by a young lady whose good opinion he desired Charming day, Miss Chase," murmured Chet, as he resumed an upright position Delightful," agreed the girl.— Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island

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