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And he struck off a head to the rightward, and his sword through a throat he thrust,
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The rebels hem thee in, and at every cut and thrust,
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Ontario. Ministry of Education
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_Francos: _ Trust me, good Quezox, I to every thrust,
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And therefore, when the wind hath driven and thrust,
On the Nature of Things Titus Lucretius Carus 1910
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But I can't _fall_ in love; I require to be thrust,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 Various 1898
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Had Fenley's perch been a few inches lower when he delivered that vindictive thrust,
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Louis Tracy 1895
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Where sword may pierce my darling, and death sit on the thrust,
The Book of the Epic 1894
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Whom from mine ancient rights the gods have thrust,
The House of Atreus 525 BC-456 BC Aeschylus 1880
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And he struck off a head to the rightward, and his sword through a throat he thrust,
Adventures Among Books Andrew Lang 1878
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Then Helen through the camp was driven and thrust,
Helen of Troy Andrew Lang 1878
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