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beard and glossy plumage lying on the
I hastened to learn the cause of this and was shown with admiration a big gobbler, and as I looked at the noble bird, with its long beard and glossy plumage, lying on the porch, I felt it was a beautiful trophy of the chase.
— from The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting by Charles L. Jordan

brave and gentle people lovers of the
We came here, thinking it was like Switzerland, a land inhabited by brave and gentle people, lovers of the mountains.
— from They of the High Trails by Hamlin Garland

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