far and near
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Far and near, the people were looking at the lights and the gay-colored sheets of fire ascending heavenward.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
Far and near the world bears witness of our wisdom, courage, honour; Egypt knows if there our fame burns bright or dim.
From A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Far and near his fame had travelled as the white wolf-king of the north.
From Dusty Star by Baker, Olaf
Far and near her I would seek, So vexed with sorrow is my breast.
From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Far and near the fame of Otto’s bells extended,—the clearest and sweetest, people said, that were ever heard.
From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah
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