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wonders will never cease

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  1. What a surprise, as in He's on time—wonders will never cease. This expression is generally used ironically. [Late 1700s]


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Well," said Hetty Jones, standing up reluctantly, for she felt it was time to return to her neglected studies, "wonders will never cease!

From A Sweet Girl Graduate by L. T. Meade

Well, well, thinks I, on reading that note, wonders will never cease!

From Peking Dust by Ellen Newbold La Motte

Well," putting her basket on the counter, and taking the one chair that was placed for the convenience of customers, "wonders will never cease.

From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) by Frederick William Robinson

Well, really," he replied, "wonders will never cease.

From A Queen's Error by Henry Curties

Well, well, well, wonders will never cease; and it only shows how small the world is, after all.”

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Gordon Stables

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