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most occasions fully equal to the advances
When they observed, that within moderate periods of time, the repayments of a particular customer were, upon most occasions, fully equal to the advances which they had made to him, they might be assured that the paper money which they had advanced to him had not, at any time, exceeded the quantity of gold and silver which he would otherwise have been obliged to keep by him for answering occasional demands; and that, consequently, the paper money, which they had circulated by his means, had not at any time exceeded the quantity of gold and silver which would have circulated in the country, had there been no paper money. — from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
much on fruits eating them thrice a
[1373] Cardan makes that a cause of their continual sickness at Fessa in Africa, because they live so much on fruits, eating them thrice a day. — from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
made one frantic effort to twist around
The other made one frantic effort to twist around, then recognized the pressure of the revolver and was still. — from Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand
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