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joy on recognising Devereux and

He shouted for joy on recognising Devereux and O’Grady.
— from Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston

junction of Rues des Archives

That little garden was his garden, and on its other edge, just at the junction of Rues des Archives and Perrée of to-day, rose the Tower, so famous and so infamous in prison annals.
— from The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 2 (of 2) by Benjamin Ellis Martin

jumble of rumours distortions and

With these facts was mixed an astounding jumble of rumours, distortions, and plain lies.
— from Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed

Jardinière of Raphael drawn and

But as I shall have to blame some of these methods in their general result, and I do not wish any word of general blame to be associated with this most excellent and careful plate by Mr. Jeens, I will pass, for special examination, to one already in your reference series, which for the rest exhibits more various treatment in its combined landscape, background, and figures; the Belle Jardinière of Raphael, drawn and engraved by the Baron Desnoyers.
— from Ariadne Florentina: Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by John Ruskin

Journals of Researches during a

'Journals of Researches during a Voyage round the World,' 154 - 155 .
— from Victorian Literature: Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen by Clement King Shorter

jangle Of regular drum and

And, what with your rattling and tinkling, Who knows but you give me an inkling How music sounds, thanks to the jangle Of regular drum and triangle?
— from The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning Cambridge Edition by Robert Browning

judgments of relative distance and

The first is that of the after-images distorted by projection on to oblique planes; the second relates to the instability of our judgments of relative distance and size by the eye, and includes especially what are known as pseudoscopic illusions.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 2 (of 2) by William James

judgments of relative distance and

The unstable judgments of relative distance and size were also mentioned on pp.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 2 (of 2) by William James

justice of rightful dominion and

The man poisons, or endeavors to poison, the springs of authority, the fountains of justice, of rightful dominion and power; and until every citizen can cast his vote everywhere in this land and have that vote counted, we are not a republican people, we are not a civilized nation.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes by Robert Green Ingersoll

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