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life and best exertions for years
It was not unnatural, perhaps, that I should go further, as I did, and say that in making this motion I only acted in harmony with my life and best exertions for years.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 17 (of 20) by Charles Sumner

little attention but every fifth year
Plant the shrubs 3 feet apart, and they will require little attention, but every fifth year the shoots should be cut clean to the ground, when the growth and foliage will be much more robust and telling.
— from Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by E. T. (Ernest Thomas) Cook

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