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a petty provincial life in dressing
In fact, you seemed to me too good for a petty, provincial life in dressing-gown and slippers by the side of a worthy little goose such as I imagined your wife to be.
— from A Divided Heart and Other Stories by Paul Heyse

a poor population living in dry
We have yet to see a poor population living in dry, well-drained, well-ventilated houses, properly supplied with pure water and the means of disposal of refuse.
— from Birth Control: A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians by Halliday Sutherland

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