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Yet, even as he has continued to search for that enduring presence here on earth, the idea that such a presence may also be elsewhere, perhaps even more fully so, is no longer dismissed outright but wistfully entertained, as in "Passer-by, These Are Words" 2001:
The Pursuit of Presence Micah Mattix 2012
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Grave, where the Pensive Passer-by may drop a Tear over the Mournful
The Lady of the Ice A Novel James De Mille
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This dramatic parable by Mr. Jerome K. Jerome deals with the moral regeneration of eleven people, who are living in a Bloomsbury boarding-house, through the personal influence of a Passer-by, who is the
The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton
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On the principal side these words occurred: "Passer-by, whosoever thou be, abhor Jean Chatel, and the Jesuits who beguiled his youth and destroyed his reason."
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It is necessary, for reasons of reality, that in each of the dialogues the Passer-by and his interlocutor should be seated at their ease.
The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton
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Second Passer-by (who does not seem to be able to get a word in).
Three Dramas Bj��rnstjerne Bj��rnson 1871
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Passer-by Gene Williams, a 57-year-old bond trader, joked that he was "one of the bad guys" but that he empathized with the demonstrators.
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Passer-by Gene Williams, a 57-year-old bond trader, joked that he was "one of the bad guys" but that he empathized with the demonstrators.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Passer-by visits are nice, repeat visits are nicer.
Forbes.com: News Lewis DVorkin 2011
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Passer-by Liz Keville and her daughter Crystal foiled what they believe was an attempted abduction by pulling up behind the man.
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