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On the morrow, we felt as if we had awoke from a painful dream, and asked our companions, if, during their sleep, they had not seen combats and heard cries of despair.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

And I returned home feeling as though I had awoke from a pleasant dream.

From The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories by Cannan, Gilbert

Before Madeleine had awoke that morning, Bertha had stolen to her bedside and clasped the bracelet upon her arm.

From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt

On the morrow, we felt as if we had awoke from a painful dream, and asked at our companions, if, during their sleep, they had not seen combats, and heard cries of despair.

From Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. by Maxwell, Patrick

The sound of the thunder had awoke the children, who, leaving in terror their beds, came running to their mother, to seek that protection which could alone allay their fears.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various