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14. The destinies of mankind were _trembling in the balance_, while _death
fell_ in showers.
15. The _threaded steel_ flies swiftly.
16. O Cassius, you are _yoked with a lamb_ that _carries anger as the flint
bears fire_.
17. I called the _New World_ into existence to redress the balance of the
Old_.
18. Nations shall _beat their swords into plowshares_, and _their spears
into pruning-hooks_.
19. The _Morn_ in _russet mantle clad walks o'er the dew_ of yon high
eastern hill.
20. _Homer_, like the _Nile_, pours out his riches with a _sudden overflow;
Virgil_, like a _river in its banks_, with a _constant stream_.
21. The air _bites_ shrewdly.
22. He doth _bestride_ the narrow world _like a Colossus_.
23. My _heart_ is in the coffin there with Caesar.
24. All _hands_ to the pumps!
25. The _gray-eyed Morn smiles_ on the _frowning Night_.
26. The good is often buried with men's _bones_.
27. Beware of the _bottle_.
28. All nations respect our _flag_.
29. The _marble_ speaks.
30. I have no _spur to prick the sides_ of my intent.
31. I _am as constant as the northern star_.
32. Then _burst_ his mighty _heart_.
33. The ice is covered with _health_ and _beauty_ on skates.
34. Lentulus returned with _victorious eagles_.


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