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Those hours which we had not made good when the Judgment o'ercame us.
November 12th, 2006 dame_habonde 2006
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His fostering, his staying; so the fiend he o'ercame
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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"That foolish dizziness o'ercame me for the nonce, but we can now proceed on our way."
Robin Hood 1917
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Those hours which we had not made good when the Judgment o'ercame us.
A Diversity of Creatures Rudyard Kipling 1900
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They were made By village chiefs whose vanity o'ercame
Tecumseh : a Drama Charles Mair 1882
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Or, "Some foreign power o'ercame him" -- so I judge the action, friend.
Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul James Mudge 1881
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Patience and reason fled from me, when they withdrew; Sleep failed me, and despair o'ercame me like a blight.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Anonymous 1879
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Patience and reason fled from me, when they fared forth; Sleep failed me and despair o'ercame me, like a blight.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Anonymous 1879
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'Tis thought the deep disgrace of supposed treachery in you o'ercame him.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays Charles Lamb 1804
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Then dread o'ercame her, -- that her days were spent.
The Parish Register George Crabbe 1793
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