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a benevolent institution equally necessary to

With us, who think slavery a benevolent institution, equally necessary to protect the weak, and to govern the wicked and the ignorant, its prevalence is part of that order and adaptation of the universe that "lifts the soul from Nature up to Nature's God."
— from Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh

anomalies but it exhibits none the

Local and Central Government The system of local government as it operates at the present time is by no means free from anomalies, but it exhibits, none the less, an orderliness and a simplicity which were altogether lacking a generation ago.
— from The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

accurate but it even now throws

This geography is not only accurate, but it even now throws great light upon the original direction of river-courses which have since changed; in this work there is not the faintest tradition or indirect mention of any Chinese having ever migrated into China from the west.
— from Ancient China Simplified by Edward Harper Parker

and brook I envy not the

One soon grows tired of field and wood and brook, I envy not the fowl of heaven his pinions.
— from Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

astronomer born in Essex noted the

Challis, James , an astronomer, born in Essex, noted the position of the planet Neptune before its actual discovery (1803-1882).
— from The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

always been independent enough not to

No, no, she had always been independent enough not to order her life according to the will of another, but the matter would be discussed and the division between mother and daughter would only be made wider than ever.
— from Gertrude's Marriage by W. Heimburg

again bedrock is exposed near the

Where the valley closes in again, bedrock is exposed near the stream, and beginning at a point one-half mile below (north of)
— from Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 by Ruth Sawyer Harvey

and because I expected nothing the

Claudia chafed a little, and complained, as women will when things do not arrange themselves exactly as they would have ordered them; but I was content to wait, and, because I expected nothing, the time did not seem so long as perhaps it might have done.
— from Ideala by Sarah Grand

and brimstone is exceedingly noxious to

Air diminished by this mixture of iron filings and brimstone, is exceedingly noxious to animals, and I have not perceived that it grows any better by keeping in water.
— from Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley

Ah Beauchamp I envy not the

Ah, Beauchamp, I envy not the Premier!"
— from Edmond Dantès by Edmund Flagg

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