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Jig it men I say
Jig it, men, I say; merry’s the word; hurrah!
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville

joined in marriage in style
John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress, and Miss Dorothy Quincy were joined in marriage in style befitting the family situations.
— from The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Mary Caroline Crawford

January I mean it seems
I think it was in 1934 in January, I mean, it seems to me it was that year.
— from Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

justice in mercy in sense
But in 1898 the United States, while having gained in strength, showed that there had likewise been gain in justice, in mercy, in sense of responsibility.
— from The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 by Theodore Roosevelt

joy into my inmost soul
she exclaimed, "you infuse new life and joy into my inmost soul.
— from Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz

jewelry in many instances superior
Many of the finer articles were sent as presents and curiosities to European princes, who added their testimony to that of the conquerors, pronouncing the jewelry in many instances superior to the work of old-world artists.
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

joy it merges into sorrow
So great grows joy it merges into sorrow, And evermore pain tinctures our delight. {25} BLASE.
— from Poems of Pleasure by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

joy is mine I shrink
All joy is mine: I shrink from death no more.
— from Æschylos Tragedies and Fragments by Aeschylus

Johnston Island Midway Islands Sand
Funafuti Uganda Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell Ukraine Feodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Yuzhnyy United Arab Emirates Mina' Zayid (Abu Dhabi), Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah), Khawr Fakkan (Sharjah) United Kingdom Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports, Hound Point (Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales) United States Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage only Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island Midway Islands: Sand Island Palmyra Atoll: West Lagoon Uruguay Montevideo Uzbekistan Termiz (Amu Darya)
— from The 2009 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Johnston Island Midway Islands Sand
Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage only Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island Midway Islands: Sand Island Palmyra Atoll: West Lagoon Uruguay Montevideo, Nueva Palmira, Fray Bentos, Colonia, Juan Lacaze Uzbekistan Termiz (Amu Darya) Vanuatu Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
— from The 2007 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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