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Word: thrumming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...turn, turn, turn, turn!" Whenever a wreck on the beach is toss'd, It gives one beat for each life that is lost, And ghosts are legion that have heard the turn That rolls from the head of the Indian drum. It keeps its vigil with a measured thrum- "Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn!" And never in the records has a wrong beat come- "Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn!" A brave and his bride once went for a sail And both of them perished in the terrible gale: But all that was heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 9, 1929 | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

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