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Methinks I see his august image, and I hear falling from his venerable lips these deep-sinking words:
Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Louise Manly 1896
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Methinks I see his august image, and hear falling from his venerable lips these deep-sinking words:
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Instead of buying a deep-sinking anchor (parts of the lake's west end are 120 feet deep), some fishermen simply tie themselves to the boom lines for quick and cheap support.
Mom's Corner 2010
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“And from what I hear, Dick, now companies have jumped the claims and are deep-sinking in earnest, fortunes’ll be made like one o’clock.”
Australia Felix 2003
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"Methinks I see his august image, and hear falling from his venerable lips these deep-sinking words: --
Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Benson John Lossing 1852
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