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He still makes fun of everything; but for me the age of gumarabic is past and my faith in Larive is gone.
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He still makes fun of everything; but for me the age of gumarabic is past and my faith in
The Ink-Stain (Tache d'encre) — Complete Ren�� Bazin 1892
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When dry, a thin staining of burnt terra-de-sienna ground in water, containing a very little sugar or gumarabic is laid on the work, and while this continues moist and flowing, the graining is applied.
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It was only just a chance as he remembered as it was salts she wanted, 'n' she said he was _so_ nice about it, went under the counter to find a cork to fit, 'n' told her all about how they get gumarabic while he was under there, 'n' she was so deep in the subjeck that she never noticed, 'n' he stuck a poison label on, 'n' they both laughed over that fit to kill themselves.
Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs Anne Warner 1891
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