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I hoarded it preciously, but less than two weeks later it became totally worthless. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z
She watched them with a sneer, and for this she felt guilty; she had guarded their memories so preciously and yet, finally seeing them, she watched them with a sneer. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z
But her excitement popped as she looked at the carefully preserved page and remembered how the king had had it on his person, carefully and preciously kept in the pouch around his neck. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z
Each time Clay pops one of Hannah’s cassettes into his preciously retro Walkman, the answer becomes more clear: These poor kids are talked to death. Review | ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ shows how adults can really mess up teen angst 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z
Slick presentation perspectives and preciously hoarded sketches can mislead. Does Stirling work? 2011-04-01T23:05:23Z
The whites of Lansing, even the preciously oblivious among them, were interested not in culture, but in control. My hometown Confederate war 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z
A woman, far too preciously named Lamb, breaks into an empty house one dark and stormy night. Two Irish plays, two kicks in the head 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z
A prospective buyer who spoke with the Observer said her management team was preciously trying to get permission to restore and update the park, and even keep its ghost town theme, though the offer expired. Ghost Town theme park in North Carolina selling for $5.95 million 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z
His worldview seems to have seeped all the way down to the bedrock of his musicality, from the tepid beats he selects to the extra-clever rhymes he so preciously constructs. Review | Did Chance the Rapper get boring? Or did we just get bored? 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z
It may only be once or twice a year but they are preciously rare moments in today's rush, rush lifestyle of the modern family. Instead of Making Turkey, They Make Reservations 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z
James Salter talks in his wonderful memoir, Burning the Days, slightly preciously perhaps, about the weariness of self-revelation. Rupert Thomson: a life in writing 2013-03-08T10:00:01Z
It's a tough balance to strike, as the dialogue can sparkle a bit too brightly or the pieces can come to seem a little too preciously set. Despite baggage, 'Aloha' has its charms 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z
Compared with the mute and muddled twilight of Alzheimer’s disease, Dido’s death — like so many others in opera — seemed preciously clearsighted. Exit Arias: What Opera Can Teach Us About Dying 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z
At moments this emphasis on composition is irritating; a couple of the motifs are too preciously artful. Dance Review: A Romp Through the Barn 2011-08-20T00:23:30Z
His movies had a way of seeming smart but not off-putting, self-aware without being preciously self-regarding. The spirit of Mike Nichols lives on in this year's awards season 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z
Physically alike — tall, with long, tapering limbs and strikingly arched feet — they both seem like guest stars within the Moscow company, the least hot-blooded people onstage and the most preciously exquisite. The Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ at the Lincoln Center Festival 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z
He didn’t mind waiting and treating the material preciously. Arts & Leisure: Emma Watson?s Personal Journey to the Suburbs From Hogwarts 2011-10-05T12:00:00Z
That is precisely what, in preciously record time, would become Mendelssohn's most endearing trait as well. Generous renditions of Mendelssohn and Bach balance youth and experience 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z
Professionals obsess, preciously, about the beauty of their shells. The Pyro-American in Me 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z
I sneaked through quiet alleyways that led to dead-ends at the canal, preciously empty back-alley cafes and — once — to a small patch of trees in a courtyard. Seeking slice-of-life authenticity in Italy’s most touristy cities 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
“If you do these restoration projects too preciously, then it looks almost like a replica,” said Mergenthaler, who also oversaw Herzog & de Meuron’s restoration of the Park Avenue Armory. Brooklyn’s Batcave Reborn as Gotham’s Art Factory 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z
Why, on our preciously rationed vacation days, were we here? Explorer : Mud, Leeches and Stunning Beauty in Tasmania 2013-01-25T17:51:24Z
As with a Bond villain, preciously deployed theatrics give the good guys time to catch up. “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 3 Recap: The Stab Heard Round the World 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
Otherwise, hydrogen will burn taxpayer money while increasing climate pollution and wasting preciously scarce time needed for real climate progress. Climate Benefits of Hydrogen Are at Risk as Fossil Fuel Industry Pressures Mount 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z
We are preciously close to losing our democracy, and I think it's time we point the finger at we the American people. Time for Judge Chutkan to put a stop to Trump's antics 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z
After drinking from it and spending eons in deep thought, he realizes that death imbues life with value, whereas, for immortals, “Nothing can occur but once, nothing is preciously in peril of being lost.” How Long Can We Live? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z
Just four years later, "many of his political appointees are attempting to retain power through the same process Trump preciously repudiated," the watchdog groups said in the letter. Watchdogs warn of possible Biden “sabotage” by Trump appointees that “burrowed” into career jobs 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z
Often Baker’s preciously guarded version of Updike tallies up with the real thing. World Cup questions: Were England robbed by Argentina at Mexico 86? | Barney Ronay 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z
He refused to treat luxury pelts such as mink and sable too preciously. Karl Lagerfeld, designer who defined luxury fashion, dies at 85 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z
Podcasting entrepreneurs argue that commercial pressures have generally enlivened audio programming—think of the preciously bland NPR programs that “Saturday Night Live” used to mock with its parodic cooking show, “Delicious Dish.” How Podcasts Became a Seductive—and Sometimes Slippery—Mode of Storytelling 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z
There are so many good movies in theaters right now - thoughtful, artistic, well-acted and well-told movies that studios preciously save for this time of year with the distant hope of Oscar gold in their future. Review: ‘Hunter Killer’ is a submarine movie on steroids 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z
He is fairly manic when discussing these preciously irrelevant textual changes. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z
It’s a project that strives to count the number of Eastern gray squirrels in certain urban areas and then present those findings in a preciously art-directed format. Perspective | Ever wonder how many squirrels live near you? An Atlanta group did. 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z
All Americans should be concerned that the Trump administration’s budget will further reduce the preciously scarce resources currently available to avoid future events of this type. How many more lives will be lost before Congress funds train-safety technology? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z
Collins said the work ethic and desire remain evident for Cespedes, even as the time for the team to benefit from a surge from him is running preciously short. With a Roster Overhaul Likely, the Mets Fall Meekly 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z
He almost got stopped near the 10-yard line, but he eluded everyone, slalomed around and made it to the 25, preciously close to finding open field. No. 20 USC gets the big plays it needs to defeat No. 4 Washington 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z
Yes, rose scent is described as preciously as the bouquet of fine wines. Fragrant flowers can evoke summer pleasures and stir memories 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z
But, he continued, “not a word listed above is used preciously.” The Thrilling Mind of Wallace Stevens 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z
Gucci’s embroidered and preciously embellished clothes look like family heirlooms; Vetements’ seem fresh from the trash bag, jumbled and crumpled and intentionally misshapen. These Two Guys Are Changing How We Think About Fashion 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z
The group distributes gifts: sports equipment, shoes, athletic suits, other clothing, toys, candy, plus a jar of preciously rare-in-Romania peanut butter. Abandoned children, answered prayers: 1 week in Romania 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z
"We treat our campaign dollars as preciously as Rand treats taxpayers' money," Englander says. Rand Paul Plots a Comeback 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z
Under questioning by his lawyer Jordan said he brought the lawsuit "to protect my likeness, my image. It's something I value very preciously." Basketball legend Michael Jordan testifies in $10 million brand case 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z
But what I do think is, you know, in my state of Ohio, you know, we preciously take care of Lake Erie. Kasich's 'moderation' doesn't reach the climate crisis 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z
Driven only by four propellers, her preciously scanty supply of brodium sadly depleted, and with the controls of the two after planes damaged by the flames, the "Golden Hind" was in a perilous state. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z
In an elegant home, adorned with leafy plants and family photos, smartly-dressed Serbs muse about life in Qatar over some of the kingdom’s preciously rare alcohol. Goal: Mr. Bora Goes to Qatar 2012-04-03T14:28:12Z
With striker Luke Rodgers in legal limbo over a visa renewal, the injury leaves the Red Bulls preciously slim on the front line, with only Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper. Goal: Agudelo Sustains Knee Injury in U.S. Game 2012-03-24T22:54:04Z
He taught me all I know, except what I taught myself, and that was preciously little. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z
They have given up the treasure which they used to guard so preciously; they no longer have enemies. The Children's Life of the Bee 2012-01-10T03:00:15.617Z
The opportunity not so to leave her comes at any rate very preciously into my hands, and I can not better round off this record than by making the most of it. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z
Vale, grove, wayside, were all preciously different from of old. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
Guard them preciously; do not weary them; keep them by you and, to do all that, never give them a moment's rest so long as the sun shines in the sky. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z
He placed the soup tureen on a side table, lifted off the lid, and with religious care ladled the soup into plates, carefully providing that each had his share of the preciously prepared toast. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z
The time 'tween six and now must by us both Be spent most preciously. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z
There is some young men so preciously deceitful, A coaxing of the young gals they vish to lead astray. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z
"My eyes!" cried Ginger, with a prolonged whistle; "the place must be preciously transmogrified indeed!" Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z
The first letter of the correspondence which was carried on between the master and pupil, and preserved preciously by each, is dated August 31, 1852, the last 1883. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z
She rose to her feet and gave him her hand, and he held it closely, preciously—for he, too, loved this woman. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z
File this one with other preciously naive quotes like Ted Stevens' assertion that the Internet is a "series of tubes" and Bush's serious concern with "rumors on the Internets." 'What Is Internet?' Web Surfers Discover, Ruthlessly Mock 1994 'Today Show' Clip of Confused Couric, Gumbel 2011-02-01T16:40:00Z
You must be burning to hear the story of that preciously preserved bouquet; but, the fact is, I dare not ask him about it. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z
Even though I design silk blouses and handbags, I don't treat them preciously at all. Gaby Basora On High-Low Fashion 2010-06-16T10:00:00Z
"Mother has locked him up, after having preciously flogged him; and, I can tell you, he will have to go to bed without any supper." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6
I must guard it preciously, shut my eyes and ears to all the little jars and frets, and not allow them to interrupt. A Question of Marriage
Yet he contains the Falstaffian elements and preciously preserves them. A Novelist on Novels
The wreckage missed the city of San Francisco without the necessity of guidance by the rocket fuel so preciously hoarded by West. Human Error
I did that, sir," said a great lubberly fellow, stepping forward; "and preciously I cut my knuckle agin his mouth. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read
"Quite too utterly consummately, preciously intense?" mutters Terence, sotto voce, regarding Kit sideways, who returns his rapturous glance with one full of ineffable disdain. Rossmoyne
Already you understand that your heart is very preciously your own. The Passionate Friends
For one perfected product that pleases her, hundreds of preciously guarded lives, such as this, thrown aside like so many pot-shards, useless, done for—and all to what purpose?... Kildares of Storm
"A glass of water, nothing but a glass of water," Mr. Pounce said, most preciously, sinking into an easy-chair as he spoke. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius
The individuals that may have had it kept it preciously to themselves. The Rough Road
He must have been preciously hard set, poor fellow. A Sailor of King George
The sapling hopping forth, began to beat them, drubbing them all preciously, both officer and soldiers, so that the officer was obliged to return discomfited.  Emelian the Fool a tale
He carries his hat in his hand, displays much shirt-cuff; and the bell-shaped cut of the trouser lying over his dainty boot makes his foot look preciously small. Faces and Places
At which Smartle, Esq., becomes lugubrious, averring that he is capable of turning my inside out in no time unless I am preciously careful. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
Ah, my poor Silence! thou hast watched and fretted for me preciously, I’ll warrant: but the road from Brisac is long, and this rough night half crippled me. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1
The souvenirs of the ancient university, seals, diplomas, medals, &c., were preciously guarded in cases. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915
Now," said Sir Gawaine, "we have been richly blessed this day, but one thing beguiled us,—we might not see the Holy Grail, it was so preciously covered. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"
“We shall get preciously wigged by the first lieutenant if we lose our heads, for coming where we have no business to be,” cried Gerald. The Three Admirals
If you think I’m going on this voyage with a couple of lunatics on board you’re preciously mistaken. Old Gold The Cruise of the "Jason" Brig
In any case keep them preciously as a Priuie token of his good will towards you. The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse
I have preciously preserved some of his presents, and carefully concealed them at my leaving France. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
And yet, notwithstanding the imaginary reproaches of our great literary church-father, the most preciously endowed minds are still toiling in letters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864
Wagner's tub, it may be remarked, was a preciously comfortable one, and he made no pretence about it being anything else. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas
And there was one little affirmative word she had given him which he held more preciously significant than all the rest of the world's oratory put together. Jan A Dog and a Romance
While these were unloaded a half-dozen eager natives hastened into their tents and hurriedly brought out their portions of the preciously preserved skins and ivories of the meagre summer hunt. The Eternal Maiden
No; he receives it as a warning, it may be for him to be more preciously alive to his privileges, and to take care when he stands lest he might fall. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
But some of the doors of the cupboards are still more preciously ornamented by some very finely-painted heads from the hand of the great Perugino. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876
And the king shall arise, and choose of the knights two hundred knights, to lead to his fight, who shall guard the king preciously through all things. Brut
I cannot imagine how your feet can stand those peasant shoes, you're such a little, tender man and look as if you had been preciously spoilt! Abbe Mouret's Transgression
After he lay back on the couch she bathed his face, and rubbed into the wounds salves which her father had given to her mother and which for years had been preciously preserved. The Eternal Maiden
He had enveloped her in glamour; his most preciously trained mental qualities lapsed in her presence. The Last Shot
Now, said Sir Gawaine, we have been served this day of what meats and drinks we thought on; but one thing beguiled us, we might not see the holy Grail, it was so preciously covered. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)
How preciously sweet to make the greatest sacrifices for his sake! and to go away into some secret place and pray was dearer to you than can ever be told. Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians
He had a negro bondsman, called Khosayib, preciously stupid, and him he appointed to rule over Egypt. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2
This last charge, his last resource, oh! how preciously he preserves it to-day. The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or the Real Robinson Crusoe
Now," said Sir Gawaine, "we have been served this day of what meats and drinks we thought on; but one thing beguiled us, we might not see the Holy Grail, it was so preciously covered. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5
How preciously golden seem the links of our universal brotherhood, when the Fates are waving their dark wings around us, and menace us with their sundering! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859
"I know he hurt me preciously while he was feeling me about this morning; but he didn't say anything about broken ribs." Jack Archer
Then you shave, and array yourself minutely and preciously in clean clothes from head to toe, building up a new respectability, and you leave scornfully in a heap your camping garments. The Mountains
This last shot, this last charge of powder and lead, which he has preserved so preciously as a final resource, it will serve to put an end to his days! The Solitary of Juan Fernandez, or the Real Robinson Crusoe
The manufacture of black silks had become for Florence a specialty the secret of which she guarded preciously. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery
And the seed of such blossoms was shaken as they slept, into the hand of God, who held it in His palm preciously; then scattered it again, to produce new splendid blooms of beauty. The Trespasser
With this they were all thronging who should be first to be thus preciously beaten. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4
Then Sir Bedivere took the sword, and it was so richly and preciously adorned that he would not throw it, and came back without it. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic
I had preciously seen Jesus preach and perform miraculous cures there, and the disciples frequently passed the night in the side rooms. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Therefore let us love and preciously value the divine word, that thereby we may be able to resist the Devil and his swarm. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4.
There is a great awakening in this place; thirty of the young women are preciously visited. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel
Furniture of ivory, of ebony and lemonwood, preciously inlaid, gave to the place an air of cunning confusion. Tales of Chinatown
"Yes, it's tried my metal preciously—changed a suv'rin to two bob! by jingo!" Sketches by Seymour — Volume 01
The paintings which the Princess has been preciously pleased to paint and has even stooped to exhibit to the filled-with-wonder eye of the public have been immediately awarded the first prize in each class. The Hohenzollerns in America
It is as though space had preciously preserved, the whole winter through, the indelible track of their flight: as though the print of their tiny, laborious footsteps, still lay graven in the sky. The Life of the Bee
His heart was filled with love for me, and I felt the sweetness of his spirit to encourage me; preciously was the divine unction spread over us. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel
Impatient with such contemptuous treatment, I have taken care, with whatever eloquence I have, to clean what was given over to neglect more preciously than any gold. The Deeds of God Through the Franks
Honore preserved it preciously in a pot for a fortnight, only to discover at length that this plant was a vulgar pumpkin. Balzac
Her hands with their tapering fingers and rosy nails looked like jewels preciously cared for. The Widow Lerouge
I have no doubt that the Zincali, were it to fall into his hands, would be preciously gutted, and the best part of the contents pirated. The Life of George Borrow
For the others the figure was It, but for him it was preciously She. Fennel and Rue
A hundred thousand pounds, or something like it, is a precious large stake to have in one man's hands, and he preciously hard up himself. Doctor Thorne
We read him the paragraph, and preciously angry he was. Burlesques
Underneath the climbers, in no less profusion, grew the warm-coloured, strangely-marked plants that in the United States one is accustomed to seeing preciously conserved in hot- houses. The Cruise of the Snark
"You will take care of it well for me," the dancer said to Barbara, and her voice vibrated with a surprising eagerness, "you will guard it preciously until I come for it..." Okewood of the Secret Service
It is but waste to bury them preciously. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems
Gilberte withdrew from the hiding-place, where she kept it preciously, that package which Marius had confided to her, recommending her not to open it until she was sure that he would not return.  Other People's Money
Tagrag and the Baron ran courses against the other champions; ay, and unhorsed two apiece; whereupon the other three refused to turn out; and preciously we laughed at them, to be sure! Burlesques
The time 'twixt six and now Must by us both be spent most preciously. The Tempest
Everything was finished, and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys, when Pencroft cried out,— "Well! we are preciously stupid!" The Mysterious Island
Now, said Sir Gawaine, we have been served this day of what meats and drinks we thought on; but one thing beguiled us, we might not see the Holy Grail, it was so preciously covered. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2
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