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Unfortunately the baron wore his hair too short to be able to tear handfuls of it from his head, or he would have bereft himself of a handful or two.

From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Jepson, Edgar

These last few days have bereft us of another of our countrymen not less illustrious, and known all over the world as one of the princes of geology.

From The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed by Miller, Hugh

But fright appeared to have bereft the khansaman of all power of movement.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

Dietrich's voice hath reached mine ears, I ween our champions have bereft him of some friend to-day.

From The Nibelungenlied by Shumway, Daniel Bussier

It must have bereft her of reason, but for the echo of three cheering words which seemed to have awakened her—"I will come."

From The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables by Charles, Elizabeth Rundle