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and letting each class of society tell
The plan of the work is magnificent: to represent the wide sweep of English life by gathering a motley company together and letting each class of society tell its own favorite stories.
— from English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World by William J. (William Joseph) Long

at least equal chances of success two
That he could have fought with at least equal chances of success two or three times, at earlier stages of the retreat, seems clear: but there was no sound directing head at the French head-quarters.
— from Battles of English History by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

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