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First Chapter etc page two

Of the circumstances that led to the adoption of this name the son gives an account which appeared in Anderson’s First Chapter , etc., page two hundred sixty-three.
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

from Clonmell existing previous to

Ardfinnan is an ancient village 7 m. S.W. from Clonmell, existing previous to the first English invasion, and seated on the river Suir, over which there is a long bridge of 14 arches.
— from The Scientific Tourist through Ireland in which the traveller is directed to the principal objects of antiquity, art, science & the picturesque by Thomas Walford

For charity ever presses towards

“For charity ever presses towards the heights, towards the Kingdom of God, the which is God Himself.”
— from Ruysbroeck by Evelyn Underhill

found Captain Elisha pulling the

The consequence of this was that eleven o’clock the next day found Captain Elisha pulling the bell at a brick house in a long brick block on a West Side street.
— from Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

fatty changes eventually producing the

The absence of light and air, and the immobility, leads to the production of the fatty changes, eventually producing the enlarged fatty livers, which delight the gourmet's palate.
— from Psychotherapy Including the History of the Use of Mental Influence, Directly and Indirectly, in Healing and the Principles for the Application of Energies Derived from the Mind to the Treatment of Disease by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

four cents extra postage to

Overweight, too—there's four cents extra postage to pay."
— from Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews

fact clearly established prevents the

This fact, clearly established, prevents the adoption of any theory as to the authorship of many of the petroglyphs and thwarts attempts to ascertain their signification.
— from Picture-Writing of the American Indians Tenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1888-89, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1893, pages 3-822 by Garrick Mallery

flat country extremely poor till

The cabins of the inhabitants are beyond description wretched, and the appearance of all the flat country extremely poor, till you approach my friend’s estate, where Nature becomes more smiling; and blue hills, the scene of many a wondrous tale, peep above the horizon.
— from Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distiguished public characters. In a series of letters by a German Prince. by Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von

finest compliments ever paid to

My Uncle Toby is one of the finest compliments ever paid to human nature.
— from Hazlitt on English Literature: An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature by William Hazlitt

From constant external pressure tumours

From constant external pressure, tumours growing rapidly spread amongst the deep parts, and often form firm attachments.
— from Elements of Surgery by Robert Liston

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