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commonly enumerated state the exact reverse
And now, shall I be thought unfair if, on a review of the premisses, I assert that I do not see a shadow of reason for the imposing statement which has been adopted by Tischendorf, Tregelles, and the rest, that “there exist about thirty Codices which state that from the more ancient and more accurate copies of the Gospel, the last twelve verses of S. Mark were absent?” I repeat, there is not so much as one single Codex which contains such a scholion; [pg 123] while twenty-four 215 of those commonly enumerated state the exact reverse .—We — from The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by John William Burgon
certain earnest sombreness the exact reverse
They were painted in a theatrical style, which Millet himself detested—all pink cheeks, and red lips, and blue satin, and lace collars; whereas his own natural style was one of great austerity and a certain earnest sombreness the exact reverse of the common Parisian taste to which he ministered. — from Biographies of Working Men by Grant Allen
conditioning experts see that every room
Air conditioning experts see that every room in the ship is kept at the right temperature. — from Ships at Work by Mary Elting
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