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I had just time to hear this sentence, and shut the door and hurry to my train: "She went down the harbor, painted and perfidious--a coffin, but no ship.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “I had just time to hear this sentence, and shut the door and hurry to my train: "She went down the harbor, painted and…”
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Hoar recalls a vivid image of a speaker's dramatic description, highlighting the power of language.
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