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circle about man like a noble sisterhood
Hence what is true is good, what is useful is good, what is fair is good, what is right is good; and the true, the useful, the fair, and the right are intertwined and circle about man like a noble sisterhood, to waken him to life, and to urge him toward God, the supreme good, whose being is power, wisdom, love without limit.
— from Means and Ends of Education by John Lancaster Spalding

catch a man like Arthur napping she
"Do you think you can catch a man like Arthur napping?" she sneered.
— from The Art of Disappearing by John Talbot Smith

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