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full of spirit slightly encouraging to the
But nothing had been done except a tiny wax model, a likeness full of spirit, slightly encouraging to the perplexed artist.
— from Melomaniacs by James Huneker

flight of steep steps essential to the
On another occasion, the scenery is not ready, but a flight of steep steps, essential to the action, is placed far back in a position to left of the stage.
— from The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

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