" . . . ___ a painted ocean": Coleridge

• " . . . wish ___ a star"
• Once/a time go-between
• Knowing all about
• "Once ___ a midnight dreary ..."
• Gang ___ (combine against)
• ''___ my word''
• Between once and a time
• At the occasion of
• "___ the Roof" (1962 Drifters hit)

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