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I've been to Singapore lots of times, lady; but I ain't telling,
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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On that day her simple story to my aunt she had been telling,
Stories in Verse Henry Abbey
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One morning, not long after the events of which I have been telling,
Fernley House Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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I dare say it's all right; yet there's no telling,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 Various 1876
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Nor that look, whose wistful beauty seemed their sad hearts to be telling,
Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. Jean Ingelow 1858
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Oft have I heard our dame in furtive murmurs o'er telling,
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus 1855
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Here was home -- the end, the haven; and what spirit voice seemed telling,
Legends and Lyrics Part 2 Adelaide Anne Procter 1844
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According to Boston Globe reports, Timberlake finished off the evening by explaining his grey fedora hat to a reporter from The Braille News, who couldn't see the headwear, telling,
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According to Boston Globe reports, Timberlake finished off the evening by explaining his grey fedora hat to a reporter from The Braille News, who couldn't see the headwear, telling,
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Here is a great deale of good matter, lost for lacke of telling,
Shepheardes Calendar 1579
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