A good and true woman is said to resemble a Cremona fiddle age but increases its worth and sweetens its tone
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Oh for one hour of youthful joy!
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A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.
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A general flavor of mild decay.
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