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Hoc est abominabilis libellus inter nos
Hoc est abominabilis libellus (inter nos iterum).
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 by Various

her embassies and legations in neutral
Great Britain instructed her embassies and legations in neutral countries to attempt to find out whether the Chancellor really desired to make peace or whether his statements were to be interpreted as something to quiet internal troubles.
— from Germany, The Next Republic? by Carl W. (Carl William) Ackerman

harmless except at long intervals no
Another cross befell the abbess in the loss of reason of two of her nuns—a circumstance of which her enemies did not fail to make good use; but, the two sisters being perfectly harmless, except at long intervals, no removal was necessary, and they went about their common duties peacefully until their death.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 23, April, 1876-September, 1876. A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various

his eyes and listened in nervous
He closed his eyes, and listened in nervous tension to every sound in the room.
— from The Duel by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin

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