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The proposition No X is Y (E.) cannot be said in any sense to equate X and Y; though, if we obvert it into All X is some not-Y , we have (in the same sense, of course, as in the above affirmative forms) X equated with part at least of 'not-Y.'
— from Logic: Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
Ezra x. is a very unsatisfactory conclusion to the account of Ezra, whereas Neh. viii.-x., which deal with the work of Ezra and its issue in a covenant, form an admirable sequel to Ezra x., and have almost certainly been misplaced.
— from Introduction to the Old Testament by John Edgar McFadyen
While engaged in preparing the ensuing pages for the press, I have had an opportunity of perusing the work of M. Guinnard, first published in French, and recently given to the English public in a spirited translation, entitled - xx - ‘Three Years’ Slavery among the Patagonians.’
— from At Home with the Patagonians A Year's Wanderings over Untrodden Ground from the Straits of Magellan to the Rio Negro by George C. Musters
XXXI AN ADVENTURE WITH THE NAVAJOS XXXII ALAN SUCCUMBS TO EXHAUSTION XXXIII A FORLORN DASH FOR HELP XXXIV
— from The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler
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