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Back they thronged from the past, those gay figures of olden days, living, loving, hating, plotting as of yore.

The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917

Somebody hath touched -- yes, the multitude "thronged" and pressed

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

The spectators were clad in white garments; all the temples were open, and full of garlands and perfumes; and the ways cleared and cleansed by a great many officers, who drove away such as thronged the passage, or straggled up and down.

Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome $b to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. $c By Wm. C. Taylor. Oliver Goldsmith 1752

"thronged" condition of the jails, at that "hot season," and after trying one person only, it should have adjourned for four weeks.

Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply Charles Wentworth Upham 1838

Is thronged with staring pictures and huge scrolls,

Preparing For The Inevitable « The Graveyard 2009

Families and young children thronged an overpass that moments before had sheltered rebel forces from incoming fire.

Gadhafi's Compound Falls Charles Levinson 2011

During the Lunar New Year holiday that sent millions of people traveling across Asia and beyond, tourists from mainland China thronged popular destinations in Japan, from ski slopes on the northern island of Hokkaido, to electronics stores in Tokyo, to ancient temples in Kyoto.

Chinese Tourists Return to Japan in Big Numbers Yuka Hayashi 2012

Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims thronged to this location, which houses what is believed to be a relic of Mohammed.

Asia in Pictures 2011

Fans from the talent- and tradition-rich conference thronged New Orleans, which is within driving distance of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Baton Rouge, La.

Alabama Smothers LSU To Win BCS Title, 21-0 2012

Nigeria's top two labor unions began nationwide strikes Monday and more than 10,000 protesters thronged the eptied highways of Lagos, as Africa's third-largest economy slid largely to a halt amid fury over the government's removal of popular subsidies for motor fuel.

Nigerians Strike Over Gas Costs, Corruption Drew Hinshaw 2012