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had always lived setting tradesmen at defiance
At any rate he still seemed to live as he had always lived, setting tradesmen at defiance, and laughing to scorn all the rules which regulate the lives of other men.
— from Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

had at length succumbed to a deep
When she felt certain that he had at length succumbed to a deep sleep, she softly rose, and scarcely daring to breathe, crept out into the kitchen.
— from The Strand Magazine, Vol. 01, No. 03, March 1891 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

hands and listened sympathetically to a dissertation
Susan charitably took Mrs. Cobb and Annie and Daisy off Mrs. Lancaster's hands, and listened sympathetically to a dissertation upon the thanklessness of sons.
— from Saturday's Child by Kathleen Thompson Norris

her a little serious talk and dismissed
Mr. Dinsmore came to her shortly after, heard the lesson, gave her a little serious talk and dismissed her.
— from Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How They Fared at Ion; A Sequel to Grandmother Elsie by Martha Finley

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