Yesterday I went and fished by the river.

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The old church by the lake is very beautiful.

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We lived there a long time, by the river.

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You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

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You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

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In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river, and from the house down to the water side grew great burdock leaves, so high, that under the tallest of them a little child could stand upright. The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch; she was beginning to get tired of her task, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells, and she seldom had any visitors.

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