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And thou stoodst forth like a shining star, with brows aflame, and I knew in mine own heart thy greatness.
A HYPERBOREAN BREW 2010
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And thou stoodst forth like a shining star, with brows aflame, and I knew in mine own heart thy greatness.
A HYPERBOREAN BREW 2010
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On foot, alone, undaunted, high – souled, with but a simple sword, and that no trenchant blade of the Perrillo brand, a shield, but no bright polished steel one, there stoodst thou, biding and awaiting the two fiercest lions that Africa's forests ever bred!
Don Quixote 2002
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Away from thee did I spring, and from thy snaky tresses: then stoodst thou there half – turned, and in thine eye caresses.
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"My husband, Thorwald," she said, "and thou stoodst aloof, though thou wouldst not if thou hadst cared at all for me."
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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In the day that thou stoodst on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, _even thou wast as one of them_.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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In the day that thou stoodst on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, _even thou wast as one of them_.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Thy brother read to all within the courtyard of the feasts that are given in honour of His Highness, and we were full proud, knowing well thou stoodst close by him at the time.
My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard Elizabeth Cooper 1911
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And thou stoodst forth like a shining star, with brows aflame, and I knew in mine own heart thy greatness.
A Hyperborean Brew 1904
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Thou alone, on foot, intrepid and magnanimous, with nothing but a sword, and that none of the sharpest, with thy single shield, and that none of the brightest, stoodst ready to receive and encounter the two fiercest lions that ever roared within the Libyan deserts.
The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Eva March Tappan 1892
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