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  • The little Queen of Elves was not inferior in action to her moody lord, and repaid, with a look of female impatience and scorn, the haughty air which seemed to express his sullen greeting,

    Saint Ronan's Well 2008

  • He dismounted from his horse, and bowed low before the holy man, saying by way of greeting,

    Still Separate & Unequal Fredrickson, George M. 2005

  • My friends and my neighbors each other were greeting,

    The Banks of Champlain 2000

  • He stretched his invisible arms in supplication, and greeting,

    Delta Search Shatner, William 1997

  • "Clara," said he, as she came towards him with words of greeting,

    Beyond the City Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1982

  • The captain took her hand first, before the other greeting,

    Balcony Stories Grace E. King

  • Although the others gave him civil, if formal, greeting,

    Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Various

  • Home, home! thy glad wave hath a tone of greeting,

    Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants James H. Head

  • There's nothing cheers a fellow up just like a hearty greeting,

    The Path to Home 1920

  • "In case you don't know it," he said, without preliminary or greeting,

    Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters 1916

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