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I am copying the diary to publish in Harper's Magazine, if I have time to fix it up properly when I get to San Francisco.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) by Paine, Albert Bigelow

In one of his letters, dated 1799, Constable refers to "a sweet little picture by Jacob Ruysdael I am copying."

From Constable by Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis)

"I am copying what I see through this magnifying glass written on the window pane in the photograph," said the Tracer calmly.

From The Tracer of Lost Persons by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

I shall burst with indignation while I am copying the journal, if I don't relieve my mind at certain places in it.

From Poor Miss Finch by Collins, Wilkie

As I am copying his Note, December, 1917, the English army is entering Jerusalem.

From The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century by Phelps, William Lyon