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But Stephen Crowley stooped before a lovely carnation, and smelled, and _smelled_, drawing in long breaths, as though he meant to take its fragrance all away with him; and Nimble Dick picked up the straying end of an ivy, and restored it to its support again, in a way that was not to be lost sight of by one who was looking for hearts; and Dirk Colson brushed back his matted hair and stood long before a great, pure lily, and looked down into its heart with an expression on his face that his teacher never forgot.

Ester Ried Yet Speaking 1841-1930 Pansy 1885

The puff on the bed they put me in smelled old-fashionedly of flake soap, the way my mother's laundry used to when I helped her carry the wet wash basket out back to the clothesline.

Licks of Love in the Heart of the Cold War 1998

The puff on the bed they put me in smelled old-fashionedly of flake soap, the way my mother's laundry used to when I helped her carry the wet wash basket out back to the clothesline.

Licks of Love in the Heart of the Cold War 1998

Although several vets wanted to euthanize her on the spot, I wanted time to right the wrong -- she had been banished to the backyard for months because she was bleeding and "smelled" -- when in fact, treatable cancer was allowed to become terminal.

chron.com Chronicle 2009

Actually now that you mention the hotwheels I used to carry pez dispensers which would often 'disappear' and then pen markers that 'smelled' - I guess smelling grape every now and then made a bad day a little better.

Which one/s were you? Age 2-10 Elizabeth McClung 2009

The word honey smelled the worst, and I pretended to look out my window to get away from it.

The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith 2007

The word honey smelled the worst, and I pretended to look out my window to get away from it.

The Beautiful Miscellaneous Dominic Smith 2007

Call smelled the sizzling meat and realized he was hungry.

Dead Man’s Walk Larry McMurtry 1995

Call smelled the sizzling meat and realized he was hungry.

The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995

"When we took it away, it really changed the way the restaurant smelled, which is a big part of the dining experience."

OnMilwaukee.com 2009