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doing or seeing sad or

I don't mind doing or seeing sad or disagreeable things, if it only fills up my life and helps me to forget."
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

demands of several sorts of

Since the individual belongs to various groups, the individual may, at the same time, be under the demands of several sorts of honor which are independent of each other.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

dulness of some son of

For fame, for riches, for a noble wife? Shall one whom nature, learning, birth, conspired 40 To form, not to admire, but be admired, Sigh, while his Chloe, blind to wit and worth, Weds the rich dulness of some son of earth?
— from The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Alexander Pope

doctrine of State servitudes originated

That the doctrine of State servitudes originated in the peculiar conditions of the Holy Roman Empire does not make it unfit for the conditions of modern life if its practical value can be demonstrated.
— from International Law. A Treatise. Volume 1 (of 2) Peace. Second Edition by L. (Lassa) Oppenheim

dint of standing so often

They bore the hardships of the life together, and they shared its successes; by dint of standing so often back against back and muzzle against muzzle, they found their hearts brought close together too, and became fast friends.
— from Birds and Beasts by Camille Lemonnier

distance of some sixty or

At the distance of some sixty or seventy yards from the house, a long triple row of old elms topped a high bank, affording nesting-place for innumerable rooks; and a little, clear stream, not unconscious of trout, ran babbling along, mixing its melody with the music of the birds.
— from The Fate: A Tale of Stirring Times by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

description of some such order

Therefore we are interested in palæontology because of the way it tells the story of evolution in its own words, and because we are justified in expecting that its account should include a description of some such order of events as that revealed by the developing embryos of modern organisms and that demonstrated by the comparative anatomy of the varied species of adult animals.
— from The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope by Henry Edward Crampton

drops of saturated solution of

[6] To excite the paper take 10 drops (minims) of solution of aceto-nitrate of silver, and 10 drops of saturated solution of gallic acid, mixed with 3 drachms of distilled water.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 216, December 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

defects of soil sometimes of

The first step towards making a plantation pay is to eliminate all sources of loss, and the first point claiming attention relates to the advisability of abandoning all the spots on an estate which are difficult to keep up, sometimes from defects of soil, sometimes of aspect, and more often of both.
— from Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planter by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot

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