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I. Come, blue-eyed maid of heaven! — but thou, alas,
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A, neat, simple and manly style is pleasing to Us. 9. alas poor thing alas,
Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition Brainerd Kellogg
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The stationery and visiting cards were so engraved, when, alas,
The Romance and Tragedy William Ingraham Russell
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Anne came home and helped in the laying of schemes and writing of letters -- but, alas,
Emily Brontë 1900
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It is a fair land, for those who have lingered in its byways: but, alas,
Life of Robert Browning William Sharp 1880
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Some still remain, surviving years of peril, to repeat their deeds of daring upon new fields of stife; but many, alas,
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I have many days wished to say this to you, but alas,
The Golden Dog William Kirby 1861
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Since the publication of this thing, my name has not been concealed; I have been mostly in London, ready to answer for my transgressions, and in daily expectation of sundry cartels; but, alas,
Life of Lord Byron Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 1854
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Do you not think he will make a figure in the world some day, and discharge that debt to the literary stores or the political interests of his country, which alas,
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Jared Sparks, Marshall, &c. are hickory and buckskin; but I do catch a credible trait of human life from them here and there; Michelet's genial champagne _froth, _ -- alas,
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. Thomas Carlyle 1838
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