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  • I wandered along the beach with its millions of sea-washed and sun-bleached stones.

    Rev. Malcolm Boyd: My Trek To A Holy Mountain Rev. Malcolm Boyd 2012

  • "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates," the poet Emma Lazarus wrote, "shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles."

    Other Comments 2011

  • "Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates," the poet Emma Lazarus wrote, "shall stand / A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles."

    Other Comments 2011

  • Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed sunset gates shall stand

    American Liberty: Promise & Paradox—Discussion Questions, Part 1 2010

  • Emma Lazarus wrote The New Colossus: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.

    Arizona's Immigration Reform Steven Barnes 2010

  • Some are sea-washed, ramshackle beach cottages with crowded walls of storm paintings; others are crowded, jolly cafés with hanging fabric art.

    Out On The Waves 2009

  • Some are sea-washed, ramshackle beach cottages with crowded walls of storm paintings; others are crowded, jolly cafés with hanging fabric art.

    Out On The Waves 2009

  • From there they beheld Eurymenae and the sea-washed ravines of Ossa and Olympus; next they reached the slopes of

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.

    Think Progress » Only Social Conservatives Featured On Meet the Press Special ‘Faith In America’ 2006

  • Next through the door was Marisol Maris, living up to her name, with her sea-washed blue eyes and her sun-warmed brown skin.

    The Burglar On The Prowl Block, Lawrence 2004

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