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by a second husband often resemble

A remarkable illustration of this fact is found in the frequent observation that the children of a woman by a second husband often resemble in appearance the first husband much more than their own father.
— from Plain Facts for Old and Young by John Harvey Kellogg

but afforded some hopes of restoring

In one of their conversations with regard to the distressed condition of the Catholics, Piercy having broken into a sally of passion, and mentioned assassinating the king, Catesby took the opportunity of revealing to him a nobler and more extensive plan of treason, which not only included a sure execution of vengeance, but afforded some hopes of restoring the Catholic religion in England.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume

be a sweet haven of rest

As he sat down on a rock, and raised his heart to God in gratitude for his deliverance, Gaff felt the spot to be a sweet haven of rest after the toils and horrors of the storm.
— from Shifting Winds: A Tough Yarn by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

been a sad heap of rascals

"Ay, there's been a sad heap of rascals down here lately," replied Jim; "but I'm quite ready this minute, Joshua.
— from The Forgery; or, Best Intentions. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

by a Short History of Religion

A Full Catechism of the Catholic Religion (preceded by a Short History of Religion), from the Creation of the World to the Present Time.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 21, April, 1875, to September, 1875 A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

become a seething hotbed of rebellion

"But it now seems that Calastia, during the last few hours, has become a seething hotbed of rebellion.
— from The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

but a slender hope of recovery

When the two surgeons who had been sent for arrived, she learned from them that his wounds were so severe as to leave but a slender hope of recovery, it being little short of miraculous that he was not killed on the spot, which his enemy had evidently reckoned to be the case.
— from A Group of Noble Dames by Thomas Hardy

be a sure haven of repose

Home indeed may be a sure haven of repose from the storms and perils of the world.
— from The Pleasures of Life by Lubbock, John, Sir

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