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Examples
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What shall I say to thee, Lord Scroop? thou cruel,
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As Seth's words grew more biting, his judgments more cruel,
Green Valley Katharine Reynolds
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'Twas said, tho 'for _her_ part, she thought it quite cruel,
The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home" Unknown
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'Tis a charm that soon will ease your wounds so cruel,
Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857 Charles Larcom 1921
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What shall I say to thee, Lord Scroop? thou cruel,
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Cry Shoo! now, cry Shoo! but his fangs were so cruel,
Songs of Childhood Walter De la Mare 1914
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Who behold as of old time at hand as I turn, with her mouth growing cruel,
Hesperia 1895
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If so, I am afraid religion has made you rather cruel,
The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Lucas Malet 1891
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Here old Alcohol stands as Death's second, fierce, cruel,
Three Women Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1887
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Ishmael have I found both wicked, fierce, and cruel,
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 William Carew Hazlitt 1873
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