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Mother in Nature in making of

Our Substance is the higher part, which we have in our Father, God Almighty; and the Second Person of the Trinity is our Mother in Nature, in making of our Substance: in whom we are grounded and rooted.
— from Revelations of Divine Love by of Norwich Julian

me is natural in many other

THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY What is natural in me, is natural in many other men, I infer, and so I am not afraid to write that I never had loved Steerforth better than when the ties that bound me to him were broken.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

murdered is not in my opinion

You will accept my thanks, will you not?" "The saving two fellow beings, one from murder, the other from being murdered, is not, in my opinion, an act for thanks; still, to ease you of a sense of obligation, I consent to the acknowledgment.
— from The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01 by Lew Wallace

mentions it not in my opinion

Diogenes Laertius mentions it, not, in my opinion, as original to himself, but as an extract from some more ancient and important work.
— from Essays and Dialogues by Giacomo Leopardi

mistake in not informing me of

He made a fatal mistake in not informing me of this marriage; but I promise to recall him.
— from The Cleverdale Mystery; or, The Machine and Its Wheels: A Story of American Life by W. A. Wilkins

many if not in most of

If they would say: "You may have all the beer and all the wine and cider you wish, and you can drink them when and where you desire, but the sale of distilled spirits shall be prohibited," it is possible that this could be carried out in good faith in many if not in most of the States—possibly in all.
— from The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 08 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Interviews by Robert Green Ingersoll

many if not in most of

In many, if not in most, of the regiments of our army, there is to be found a sort of officer who is a privileged oddity,—who takes liberties with all his brethren of the mess with impunity, and who pockets every thing short of a blow with the best possible humour.
— from The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2 Reminiscences of seventeen years in the service abroad and at home by William Maginn

Miojinja I notice in multitudes of

On the way to Miojinja, I notice, in multitudes of little shops, fascinating displays of baskets and utensils made of woven bamboo.
— from Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series by Lafcadio Hearn

many if not in most of

In many, if not in most, of the Christian provinces we have utilized the services of Filipino politicians who are openly opposed to the policy which we are endeavouring to carry out, and have thus placed between ourselves and the people a screen of shrewd and hostile men who can communicate with them as we cannot, who play upon their ignorance and their prejudices as we would not if we could, who keep them firm in the belief that all their troubles are due to the “ mucho malo gobierno Americano ,” 3 [ 967 ] and that all the advantages which they enjoy have been wrung from the unwilling and unjust Americans by the courage and political ingenuity of the local politicos .
— from The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) by Dean C. (Dean Conant) Worcester

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