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We might have twinkled on several days of last week, but we prefer to coruscate on last night.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890 by Various

The sea rose and fell with a monotonous roar; overhead the stars twinkled as merrily as they have twinkled over the strifes of men from century to century.

From The Slave of the Lamp by Merriman, Henry Seton

His eyes must have twinkled again while he was enjoying the following speech: 'It is reported that a calf with two heads has been seen in Hare Lane.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

How long he had been lying there, no one might tell; a few moments more, and the last flicker of life would have twinkled mercifully out.

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean

At the same time, she knew very well that Venables minded nothing; also, that if she had looked at him his amused eyes would have twinkled into hers.

From The Furnace by Macaulay, Rose, Dame