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green and rural is not gullible
A man of this stamp, however green and rural, is not gullible.
— from Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various

given as relief is now given
If they are not such as would be considered commercially sound, then in so far as they fall short of commercial soundness, they will be "charity" pure and simple, given as relief is now given to able-bodied paupers, on condition of an expenditure of mere effort which is not a commercial quid pro quo .
— from Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson

girl a refusal is never given
When a young man has made his choice, his friends or his parents make a demand for the young girl; a refusal is never given.
— from Adventures in the Philippine Islands by Paul P. de La Gironière

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