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• At noon the Angelus is rung, and we go down to dinner, which usually lasts about two hours; then, the weather permitting, we take a walk. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
• And he takes a great rung** and lays it about Tarn's shoulders, calling him coward loon, that ran away from the fighting. —  The Gold Of Fairnilee
• Pass the claret, Murphy The bell was rung--the claret passed--a servant entered, and orders were given by the Squire that the carriage should be at the door as soon as possible. —  Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes
• Charlie bore the half-dead girl to the top rung, and found the trap-door padlocked, but a thrust from his powerful shoulder wrenched hasp and padlock from their hold, and next moment a wild cheer greeted him as he stood on a corner of the gable. —  Charlie to the Rescue
• After a short silence she said in a softer, tearful voice After we returned from--from our wedding tour--when did he begin again The--the night you came back," answered the maid, who was now almost lying on the floor Each word rung Jeanne's heart. —  The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 (of 8) Une Vie and Other Stories

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