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I might point out sir that

] I might point out, sir, that to withdraw the charge of stealing would not make much difference, because the facts must come out
— from The Silver Box: A Comedy in Three Acts by John Galsworthy

in my promise of service to

Wherefore, I hold but to my knightly vow, in my promise of service to you."
— from In the Court of King Arthur by Samuel E. (Samuel Edward) Lowe

in many parts of Switzerland to

[Pg 131] Mr. George and Rollo went to the place and found that it was a shop for the sale of carved toys and images such as are made in many parts of Switzerland to be sold to travellers for souvenirs of their tour through the country.
— from Rollo in Switzerland by Jacob Abbott

in many places of such thickness

Lighthouses had been swept away; all the old familiar landmarks on the shore were obscured by a vast deposit of volcanic dust; the sea itself was encumbered with enormous quantities of floating pumice, in many places of such thickness that no vessel could force its way through them; and for months after the eruption one of the principal channels was greatly obstructed by two islands which had arisen in its midst.
— from Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

in most parts of Switzerland the

Packed closer together than in most parts of Switzerland, the mountains of Dauphiny are furrowed by deep valleys, each with its rapid stream or torrent at bottom, in some places overhung by precipitous rocks, in others hemmed in by green hills, over which are seen the distant snowy peaks and glaciers of the loftier mountain ranges.
— from The Huguenots in France by Samuel Smiles

in most parts of Siberia the

The winter is perhaps the healthiest season, but even then, when in most parts of Siberia the sun is shining in a cloudless sky, Tobolsk is wreathed in damp mists from the fever swamps surrounding it.
— from From Pekin to Calais by Land by Harry De Windt

In most parts of Spain the

In most parts of Spain, the climate renders it impossible for the labourer to work the whole of the day; [1170] and this forced interruption encourages among the people an irregularity and instability of purpose, which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture.
— from History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 by Henry Thomas Buckle

in many places of Scripture that

So we have here the great thought expressed in many places of Scripture, that the highest exhibition of the divine character for the reverence and love—of the whole universe, shall we say?—lies in His work on Christian souls, and the effect produced thereby on them.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren

in many parts of Scotland till

This mode of celebration certainly accords very ill with the sad occasion; yet the Greek and Roman obsequies were 226 solemnized in a similar manner; nay, in many parts of Scotland, till very recently, they were accompanied by festival, and often by revelry.
— from Anecdotes of the American Indians Illustrating their Eccentricities of Character by Alexander Vietts Blake

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