He would have to leave Sandhurst now and wanted to go abroad, and the others let him go, if not gladly, at least without any great regrets.
— from People of Position by Stanley Portal Hyatt
Now and then, as in 1745, the sailor element rose in arms, demanding who was master; but as a rule it suffered the gang, if not gladly, at least with exemplary patience.
— from The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by J. R. (John Robert) Hutchinson
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