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and Knut E Rokne all
Among those who came from Voss I shall name here the brothers Nils and Sjur Droksvold, Ole Droksvold, Henrik O. Hæve, Erik V. Rio (Williams), Erik S. Fliseram, and Knut E. Rokne; all these had families.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

after killing Einar Rangmumd as
It was then that Thorkel the Fosterer came from the West from Orkney, after killing Einar Rangmumd, as before related.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson

And Kendall Evans rode ahead
Then sped that cowboy band away, Full of revengeful wrath, And Kendall Evans rode ahead Upon a hickory lath.
— from McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 by Various

about kissing every rascal and
Would you have me go about kissing every rascal and scoundrel I meet? LEBEDIEFF.
— from Ivanoff: A Play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

and know every rock and
I come here often, and know every rock and every stone."
— from The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

any kind except rope and
Shipbuilding materials and accessories of all kinds, when used in the construction, equipment, or repair of vessels or boats of any kind, except rope and cordage of all kinds, including wire rope, and subject to specific regulations to avoid abuse in the importation.
— from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 9, part 1: Benjamin Harrison by Benjamin Harrison

and keep everything regulation and
So the places where it is necessary to be punctual in order to make good sense and keep everything regulation and make the talk sound natural is his doings and also some of the spelling.
— from J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb


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