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George III Lord Lavington invested Sir
By order of his gracious majesty George III., Lord Lavington invested Sir Samuel Hood with the order of the Bath, as some reward for his gallant achievements in these seas.
— from Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Mrs. Lanaghan

God is Love love is sacrifice
God is Love; love is sacrifice—to give rather than to receive—the blessedness of self-giving.
— from Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson

garret in Lark Lane it shone
Somewhat later in the day, as the sun peeped in at the narrow windows of Kennaston’s garret in Lark Lane, it shone straight down upon the face of Peg’s twin, and also upon that of Sir Percy de Bohun, just returned, after a tub and a grooming at the hands of his faithful man Grigson, who even now was performing like offices for the young host.
— from My Lady Peggy Goes to Town by Frances Aymar Mathews

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