The filtration plants owned and operated by large cities are usually safe; there is careful supervision of the filters, and frequent and effective cleanings are made.
— from General Science by Bertha May Clark
It is broad and the air compartments are underneath, so that it cannot capsize.
— from Birds and All Nature, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 1900 Illustrated by Color Photography by Various
This, Sir, is a very mortifying Sight to me, who am a little necessitous for Cloaths, and loves to appear what I am, and causes an Uneasiness, so that I can't serve with that Chearfulness as formerly; which my Mistress takes notice of, and calls Envy and Ill-Temper at seeing others preferred before me.
— from The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 With Translations and Index for the Series by Steele, Richard, Sir
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