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Letter "R" » ropes
«I have stretched ropes from steeple to steeple; garlands from window to window; golden chains from star to star, and I dance.»
«She must not swing her arms as though they were dangling ropes; she must not switch herself this way and that; she must not shout; and she must not, while wearing her bridal veil, smoke a cigarette»
«If you don't break your ropes while you're alive do you think ghosts will do it after?»
«My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.»
Author: Louisa May Alcott
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«A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.»
«And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.»
«And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.»
«Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs.»
«I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.»
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