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But elaborately engraved mirrors are not
But elaborately engraved mirrors are not very trustworthy, and he might have been mistaken.
— from In Brief Authority by F. Anstey

besides expecting every moment a note
The captain's temper was not very pleasant that evening, and he was fidgety and feverish besides, expecting every moment a note from town to apprise him of its arrival.
— from The House by the Church-Yard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

be engaged en masse and not
The Army Cavalry, he tells us, as distinct from the divisional Cavalry, "must be engaged en masse , and not in detail."
— from German Influence on British Cavalry by Erskine Childers

bodily exertion every morning and nothing
A kind friend recommended increased bodily exertion every morning, and nothing seemed more likely to be effectual than rowing.
— from English Eccentrics and Eccentricities by John Timbs

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