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What manner of thing was that pirouet in the deft execution of which he felt an honest exultation?
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Ambrose Bierce 1878
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_blasé_-looking creatures compared to him; indeed, he was far too fine for a mere bathing-machine, and had a lovely cushiony back like the animals on which beautiful ladies pirouet in circuses.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Karl Anderson 1901
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