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I am perishing, but another Phœnix shall arise and the spirit of Isal shall live in it.

From Seven Little People and their Friends by Scudder, Horace Elisha

"You see I am perishing without any reason."

From Resurrection by Maude, Louise Shanks

No doubt he is now far hence, seeking me with anxiety and distraction; while I, as far distant from him, am perishing here.'

From The New-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repository. Alphonso and Marina by Various

"I should be mad to think otherwise, and, moreover, I am perishing with hunger!"

From The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian by Fiske, Ralph Browning

“Give it me instantly,” exclaimed the Caliph; “I am perishing for hunger!”

From The History of Caliph Vathek by Beckford, William