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and royal robes is variously described
The upper figure on the left, with crown and royal robes, is variously described as representing either King Charles III of Spain or Saint Catherine.
— from San Xavier Del Bac, Arizona: A Descriptive and Historical Guide by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arizona

and religion recognised in various degrees
The oracle at Delphi, or, as it is called by Homer, Pytho, was already famous, and religion recognised, in various degrees, all the gods familiar to the later cult of Hellas.
— from Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Andrew Lang

and rode round in various directions
De Coucy bade the man go; and in a few minutes after, when the other, who had been engaged in making the rounds, returned, the knight himself mounted a fresh horse, and rode round in various directions, sometimes visiting the posts, sometimes pushing his search into the country; for, with no earthly reason for suspicion, he felt more troubled and anxious than if some inevitable misfortune were about to fall upon him.
— from Philip Augustus; or, The Brothers in Arms by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James


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