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lies in man and on no
But in any case we must be ready to admit that the fault lies in man, and on no account suppose that the dissension has its ground in the thing itself.
— from The philosophy of life, and philosophy of language, in a course of lectures by Friedrich von Schlegel

life if Mr Allen of Norfolk
To his horror, he was arrested, accused of murder, and would have been tried for his life, if Mr. Allen of Norfolk had not come to testify to his good character, and set him free.
— from Spinning-Wheel Stories by Louisa May Alcott

lake in Mirzapur and of numbers
149 The same legend is told of the great Karsota lake in Mirzapur, and of numbers of others all over the country.
— from The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. 1 (of 2) by William Crooke

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