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give it lightly Kenneth said
“Do not give it lightly, Kenneth,” said Crispin gravely.
— from The Tavern Knight by Rafael Sabatini

government is little known says
The history of Maryland under the proprietary government is little known, says our author, even to her own people.
— from The American Quarterly Review, No. 18, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various

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