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Donatello executed marvellous studies of character
Donatello executed marvellous studies of character, and Pisano medals such as have never been seen 116 before or since.
— from Venice by Dorothy Menpes

Diderot ever make sign or claim
Condillac's book was published three years (1754) after the Letter on the Deaf and Dumb, and he afterwards wrote a pamphlet defending himself from the charge of having taken the fancy of his Statue from Diderot; nor, for that matter, did Diderot ever make sign or claim in the matter.
— from Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol. 1 of 2) by John Morley

disease except moderate sips of cold
Take nothing into the stomach during the duration of the disease except moderate sips of cold water or pieces of ice, to quench the burning thirst.
— from The Royal Road to Health; or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs by Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) Tyrrell

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