He came manfully upon the hustings, and, without any disguise, he had the courage and the honesty to act like an Englishman and a freeman, by following the conscientious dictates of a noble heart, and speaking his mind, in spite of Magisterial dictation and overbearing tyranny.
— from Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Henry Hunt
DAN starts, collects himself and smiles his most ingratiating smile.
— from Night Must Fall : a Play in Three Acts by Emlyn Williams
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