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Glancing along its length, Jarwin saw that here and there the edge was lipping over, while in one place, not far off, the thunder of its fall had already begun.

From Jarwin and Cuffy by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The tide had long since turned; it was rising; slowly and continuously it was lipping nearer and nearer—slowly but with certainty was it coming; and I perceived all this!

From The Boy Tar by Read, Edward