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And as for our ordinary days: they are quicked with silver, bright and brief—and if you are snug as a beetle and free as a leaf—then shout thanks to heaven and breathe relief, for: our happiness is sewn in delicate threads.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

And as for our ordinary days: they are quicked with silver, bright and brief—and if you are snug as a beetle and free as a leaf—then shout thanks to heaven and breathe relief, for: our happiness is sewn in delicate threads.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

On the hot afternoon of the first day of July, 1863, the men of the 154th New York Infantry, double quicked through the streets of Gettysburg.

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The Philadelphia 76ers 'Allen Iverson was the MVP as the smaller East squad out-quicked the bigger and favored West and won 125-115 for its first victory in the game since 2001.

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Catchmire stockings, libertyed garters, shoddyshoes, quicked out with selver.

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Accordingly, I ran at full speed to our train; and leaving a strong guard with the baggage, I double-quicked the rest of the regiment up to the boat, just in time to board her as she came into the quay, and then to hold her against the Second Regulars and the Seventy-first, who had arrived a little too late, being a shade less ready than we were in the matter of individual initiative.

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A staff officer showed me the gap, when I double quicked to it, just in time, as the enemy were within forty yards of it.

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Hardly had we taken possession of the turn-pike road and began fortifying, than the sound of shells down the river was heard, and we were hurriedly marched down the road. McLaws 'and Andersen's Divisions were doubled-quicked down the turn-pike road and away from the battle to meet Sedgwick, who had crossed the

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Within a few minutes the troops had double-quicked a half mile; and but few had suffered from the heavy guns; but suddenly a terrific fire of small arms was opened upon the

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I had double-quicked right into the midst of the "blue bellies."

History of Kershaw's Brigade D. Augustus Dickert