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• Augustus Smith lingered in my memory as a vague, mythical creature of no account Joanna smiled. —  The Belovéd Vagabond
• If any one finds the phrase vague or threadbare, I can only pause for a moment to explain that the principle of democracy, as I mean it, can be stated in two propositions. —  Orthodoxy
• A barrier--vague, and yet substantial--seemed built up between us She began to neglect her work, and then to make excuses. —  Uncle Max
• Afterward he recalled a vague, half-conscious impression of being lifted on a horse. —  The Rules of the Game
• The yearnings of his heart--vague, undefined Wakened and solaced by ideal gleams, Took everlasting shape, and intertwined Around this incarnation of his dreams Some strange fatality restrained his tongue He spoke not of the love that filled his breast; The thread of hope, on which his whole life hung Was far too weak to bear so strong a test. —  Poems

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