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he observed would be economical in the
It comprised six paid Commissioners at salaries of £1500 each, which, he observed, would be economical in the end.
— from Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Daniel Hack Tuke

heard of were busily employed in the
These men stated that there still remained on the Isthmus at least one hundred and eighty Englishmen, commanded by Captain Townley, who when last heard of were busily employed in the construction of canoes to convey them to the South Sea.
— from William Dampier by William Clark Russell

his outspread wings became entangled in the
This the bird at once attempted, and it caused his death, for his outspread wings became entangled in the branches, and the brave rider, with one powerful blow of his sword, severed the head from the body.
— from The Diamond Fairy Book by Various

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