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Of course the woman with the mouse-child was famous, as grace is famous,
Wednesday Shout Out : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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Six of these were girls, all religious of PortRoyal, two of whom are especially famous,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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He practised rhyming, composed poems, and undertook an epic, one line of which has remained famous,
Honore de Balzac Albert Keim 1911
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Time takes them home that we loved, fair names and famous,
Poems & Ballads (Second Series) Swinburne's Poems Volume III Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873
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In that nationally interesting Poem, or Dramatic Satire, once famous,
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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In that nationally interesting Poem, or Dramatic Satire, once famous,
One of Our Conquerors — Complete George Meredith 1868
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The asses from which these mules were produced must also have been of superior quality, like the breed for which Baghdad is even now famous,
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Now that James had written these conciliatory letters to the States, recommending toleration, letters destined to be famous,
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1609-14 John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Now that James had written these conciliatory letters to the States, recommending toleration, letters destined to be famous,
Life and Death of John of Barneveld — Complete (1609-1623) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Now that James had written these conciliatory letters to the States, recommending toleration, letters destined to be famous,
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War — Complete (1609-15) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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