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At last the fisher turned: The matin star shook on the umbered wave; Along the East there lay a pallid streak, That streak which preludes dawn.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

The "merino fever" again raged, and fabulous prices were paid for full-bloods, while unscrupulous jockeys "stubble sheared" and umbered sheep of doubtful pedigree into a simulation of desired qualities that fooled many an unsuspecting purchaser.

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)

The Phoenician traders brought intelligence to Greece of a people, the Cimmerians, who dwelt on the borders of Hades in the umbered realms of perpetual night.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville