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lately edited a revised New Testament
He has lately edited a revised New Testament in which the miracle of Cana has been accommodated to Temperance views—the wine in his version is turned into water.'
— from John Herring: A West of England Romance. Volume 2 (of 3) by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

last extremity and regarded neither the
Cruger promptly replied that he should defend the fort till the last extremity, and regarded neither the threats nor the promises of the American general.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 2 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing

later effecting a rescue near the
They had a long trip [12] which ended in both fame and fortune, and in going over the Rockies they solved a mystery of the air, later effecting a rescue near the clouds, over the ocean.
— from The Motor Boys Under the Sea; or, From Airship to Submarine by Clarence Young

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