Word: shrills
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...Botanical Garden was worth visiting. Multitudes, almost myriads, of frogs either sat along the margin of the pond, sunning themselves, or leaped and plunged and frolicked in the shallow water, showing as unmistakable signs of fun as kittens show in their play. Their actions were very droll, and the shrill chorus of little voices that grew in number as the sun sloped to the west, was extremely pleasant to hear. They are, perhaps, of the same stock as the ancient Greek frogs; at any rate, they performed the very music written by the old master of comedy - "brek...
...loom the locust shrill; the far sky smokt...
...shrill cry puts an end to his wild fancies, and turning, he sees his girl alternately lifting up and putting down her feet like a miniature quartzmill, while the log on which she is trying to stand performs a series of swift revolutions. Diggles madly rushes to her assistance; will he be too late? Her head swims, her brain reels. Why did she trust him? Alas! why did she trust him? Faster and faster turns the log; faster and faster twinkle the maiden's feet. A slide, a splash, a faintly gurgled "Diggles!" and the dark waters close over...
...hear, and thro' the calm air shrill...
Here came in a rather shrill feminine voice: "You appreciate, of course, that we are all insane...