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made a real earnest constant study
Did she know any people who put these together; who made a real, earnest, constant study of the Bible as school girls studied their Latin grammars, and who were really eager to save souls because they had the love of Christ in their hearts, and who said so in plain simple language?
— from Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy

Mary A Reid Ernest C Steward
Correct answers to puzzles are received from W. Gilmour, George L. Rushy, Bessie G. Bartlett, N. N., Helen M. Shearer, S. McK. Bayard, Little Belle, Maud and Gertie, Mary A. Reid, Ernest C. Steward, Eddie A. Leet, George G. Seitz, Cora Frost, George S. Schilling, Rory Barnhart, George Haywood, Ford M. Goff, George Volckhausen, S. E. Davis, A. H. Ellard, Katie M. Griswold, Bessie G. Strong, L. Mahler, Hattie Smith, S. Hart, S. G. Rosenbaum.
— from Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Malraux Andre RANSDEN E C Saga
SEE Malraux, Andre RANSDEN, E. C. Saga of saints.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

me after rejecting every courtly speech
You, Mistress Ellen, you deserve nothing from me, after rejecting every courtly speech I could think of this morning, to persuade you to crowd sail and steer out under my guidance instead of remaining safe in harbour.
— from The Mother's Recompense, Volume 2 A Sequel to Home Influence by Grace Aguilar


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