As far as earnest sincerity of purpose is concerned, I will yield to no one; and so far as I can judge, I venture to say, that were I placed in the most favorable circumstances, I would enter upon the calling of an educator in a spirit of freedom, with joyful zeal."
— from Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
ALESSANDRIA, a city and episcopal see of Piedmont, Italy, capital of a province which bears its name, situated on the river Tanaro, 57 m. E. by S. of Turin by rail.
— from The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
I've been through every letter and every scrap of paper I can find, I've been to the bank and to his few pals, and strike me dead if I can find where that five hundred pounds came from every three months!
— from The Avenger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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