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In silence, rapt and pale, We hearkened to the aged Saturus, Whose speech, touched with a ghostly eloquence, Canvassed the fraud and littleness of life, God's goodness and the solemn joy of death.
From Alcyone by Lampman, Archibald
Dr. Seabury, afterwards Bishop of Connecticut, wrote two tracts entitled "Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Continental Congress," and "Congress Canvassed by a Westchester Farmer."
From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles
Canvassed plans with him and felt myself refreshed.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir