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few lines of regret or

You must here add some words of compliment, express your friendly interest in the subject, and your hope that a favorable answer may be returned, and if the occasion is a painful one, a few lines of regret or condolence may be added.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in All His Relations Towards Society by Cecil B. Hartley

frame laws or rules of

They were to choose annually a president from their own body, and had power to frame laws or rules of a civil nature, and of general concern.
— from The Life of George Washington: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions by John Marshall

Five lines of railway of

Five lines of railway of the 7-feet gauge have been carried out upon the staging, so that the top has a width of fully 50 feet; and as the works proceed outwards another will perhaps be added, if [399] circumstances require it, which will make the width 70 feet.
— from Autobiography of Sir John Rennie, F.R.S., Past President of the Institute of Civil Engineers Comprising the history of his professional life, together with reminiscences dating from the commencement of the century to the present time. by Rennie, John, Sir

forth long oblique rays of

The sun was just peering above the jagged horizon, and sent forth long, oblique rays of light, but not of heat, as if something impassable for heat lay between it and this wild country.
— from The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne

flowing like other representatives of

Yet I thought I could, even in that dim glimpse, discern how the silent subterranean current of her thoughts was flowing; like other representatives of a dynasty, she had studied the history of her race to profit by its errors and misfortunes.
— from Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

for lack of routes of

He found the army half starved for lack of routes of communication with its bases of supply.
— from The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume 2 (of 2) A Narrative and Critical History by George Cary Eggleston

for loss of reputation or

"He thinks of nothing but wealth," murmured Louvois; "he has no shame for loss of reputation or good name."
— from Prince Eugene and His Times by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

fine lot of roots of

I laughed over Christopher and his double stockings, and I danced for joy when Bessy's aunt told me that she had got me a fine lot of roots of double cowslips.
— from Mary's Meadow, and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

far less of ridicule or

Still, though the avowal shocked and disappointed him a little, the old man could not find it in his heart to say one word of sorrow or disapproval, far less of ridicule or banter, to his dearly loved boy.
— from Philistia by Grant Allen

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