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Freemasonry as James Radcliffe
Mr. Waite ( The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry , I. 113) wrongly gives the name of Lord Derwentwater as John Radcliffe and in his Encyclopædia of Freemasonry as James Radcliffe.
— from Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta Helen Webster

From a just regard
From a just regard for the memory of Decius, the Imperial title was conferred on Hostilianus, his only surviving son; but an equal rank, with more effectual power, was granted to Gallus, whose experience and ability seemed equal to the great trust of guardian to the young prince and the distressed empire.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

full and just recognition
“It is enough to know that the treaty negotiated at Washington in 1866 bore the full and just recognition of John Ross’ name as principal chief of the Cherokee nation.”
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

Flanders and John R
W. Flanders, and John R. McNulty.
— from All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

far a journey replenished
But before we enter in upon our progress towards the accomplishment of so far a journey, replenished and fraught with eminent perils, full of innumerable hazards, and every way stored with evident and manifest dangers,—What dangers?
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

for a just reliance
[Pg 38] with those of others, so far from causing doubt and hesitation in carrying it into practice, is the only stable foundation for a just reliance on it: for, being cognisant of all that can, at least obviously, be said against him, and having taken up his position against all gainsayers—knowing that he has sought for objections and difficulties, instead of avoiding them, and has shut out no light which can be thrown upon the subject from any quarter—he has a right to think his judgment better than that of any person, or any multitude, who have not gone through a similar process.
— from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

from a journey round
The priest, having first adored the sun while directing his face to the east, then walks towards the west by the way of the south, saying, at the same time, "I follow the course of the sun," which he thus explains: "As the sun in his course moves round the world by the way of the south, so do I follow that luminary, to obtain the benefit arising from a journey round the earth by the way of the south."
— from The Symbolism of Freemasonry Illustrating and Explaining Its Science and Philosophy, Its Legends, Myths and Symbols by Albert Gallatin Mackey

For a journey Robin
"For a journey, Robin.
— from Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby

forked and jointed ramuli
Each joint of the stem, branches, and branchlets is beset with whorls of short slender forked and jointed ramuli.
— from On Molecular and Microscopic Science, Volume 1 (of 2) by Mary Somerville

for America J Roberts
Salmon's modern History for America, J. Roberts , each No 1s.
— from The Annual Catalogue: Numb. II. (1738) Or, A new and compleat List of All The New Books, New Editions of Books, Pamphlets, &c. by Various

for a joy ride
“Larry wanted a special for a joy ride but there was nothing nearer than the first station, and the General Superintendent suggested that he walk there.
— from Won in the Ninth The first of a series of stories for boys on sports to be known as The Matty Books by Christy Mathewson

foreheads and John Randolph
Indoors there was the steady thud of the engine, and the great hammers clanked and the belts swept through the air with a deafening whirr, while the workmen drew blackened hands across their grimy foreheads and John Randolph gave a sigh of longing for the cool forest chambers of Hollywood, as he leaned over to exchange a cheery word with Richard Trueman, beside whom he had been working for over a year and for whom he had come to entertain a strong feeling of affection.
— from A Beautiful Possibility by Edith Ferguson Black

followed a jolting ride
"See you later, Mr. O'Mara—— Pshaw, the coffee's cold!" CHAPTER XII THAT WOODS-RAT Between Dexter Allison's monopoly of his time and the persistence with which Miriam Burrell clung to Stephen O'Mara, Barbara Allison had opportunity for little more than a perfunctory word or two of greeting that afternoon, during the first hour or two that followed a jolting ride on the flat car which trundled them to the head of operations.
— from Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans

Franklin and Johnson refer
Franklin and Johnson refer to it, as an ancient practice.
— from Dealings with the Dead, Volume 2 (of 2) by Lucius M. (Lucius Manlius) Sargent

from a journey round
As the host was a distinguished scientific man who had just returned from a journey round the world, it promised to be an interesting entertainment; and there were, in fact, some of the most celebrated members of the University present.
— from Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.

Francis and Jane Ruiter
Dr. Frank Richardson England, an alumnus of Bishop’s College of Montreal and now well known as a practical educator as well as a successful practitioner, was born August 21, 1862, at Cowansville, province of Quebec, and is the eldest son of Francis and Jane (Ruiter) England, of Dunham, Quebec.
— from Montreal from 1535 to 1914. Vol. 3. Biographical by William H. (William Henry) Atherton


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