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folly and sin that dash around them as
Faithful to their trusts, faithful to themselves, unmoved by the waves of folly and sin that dash around them, as is the rock of Gibraltar.
— from Ginger-Snaps by Fanny Fern

far abler statesmen than Davis and then as
Besides Toombs she had two other men, far abler statesmen than Davis and then as conspicuous in the public eye—A. H. Stephens and Howell Cobb.
— from The Brothers' War by John C. (John Calvin) Reed

found at St Thomas Demerara and Trinidad as
The Ice House is an institution of these islands, to be found at St. Thomas, Demerara, and Trinidad, as well as at Barbadoes.
— from Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou

for a son to devote all to a
You are the root of a rich and happy family, and you will not—nay, you cannot if you would, think it a crime for a son to devote all to a father.
— from The Bravo: A Tale by James Fenimore Cooper

faith and sincerity to do all that a
When I won her love I pledged my word to her in good faith and sincerity to do all that a man might to promote her happiness.
— from The Crooked Stick; Or, Pollie's Probation by Rolf Boldrewood

fact and so the dream assumes the appearance
Still, this mysterious contact of the mind with the supernatural is regarded as a fact, and so the dream assumes the appearance of a higher order of experience.
— from Illusions: A Psychological Study by James Sully

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