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  • "Seems the beggar's taken a fancy to me," the steward smiled to himself.

    CHAPTER X 2010

  • And will you stand or bend a knee, to sigh and cry before you die, or live the lie with beggar's plea?

    Archive 2009-07-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • "O my king," the Lady Om whined to me in her beggar's chant; and I knew all her long-tried love and faith in my emprise were in that chant.

    Chapter 15 2010

  • And will you stand or bend a knee, to sigh and cry before you die, or live the lie with beggar's plea?

    The Lucifer Cantos 9/13 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Here in the thick of the grossest capitalismround the corner comes the shining fire brigadeand extinguishes, or suddenlythere's silver in the beggar's hat.

    The Saturday Poem: Optimistic Little Poem 2011

  • But there was never a time or place that the long arm of Chong Mong-ju did not reach out and punish and thrust me upon the beggar's way.

    Chapter 15 2010

  • But to make it a necessity is to make spiritual journey a subset of travel and leisure, available to the wealthy or to those willing to live a beggar's life.

    Brad Hirschfield: Eat, Pray, Love: How to Take a Spiritual Journey 2010

  • But to make it a necessity is to make spiritual journey a subset of travel and leisure, available to the wealthy or to those willing to live a beggar's life.

    Brad Hirschfield: Eat, Pray, Love: How to Take a Spiritual Journey 2010

  • I actually find it refreshing to read a blog without a beggar's hand wanting free information and training techniques.

    Moderate Expectations Ulysses 2008

  • The phrase "bread and roses" reminds you to look into the beggar's eyes, to dignify the day laborer, to be humble and generous when you have the luxury to do so.

    New Words for a New Year—Rabbi Leonard Gordon's Sermon 2010

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