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method only is mine own I

I make them pay tribute, to set out this my Maceronicon, the method only is mine own, I must usurp that of [101] Wecker e Ter. nihil dictum quod non dictum prius,
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

much occupied in maintaining order in

‘We should find ourselves so much occupied in maintaining order in Asia that we should have little time or energy left for interfering in Europe.’
— from The Fruits of Victory A Sequel to The Great Illusion by Norman Angell

ma omochiuh in mantech onittocan in

4. Hu inin titotolinia ma yuhquitimiquican ma omochiuh in mantech onittocan in tocnihuan in matech onahuacan in quauhtin y a ocelotl.
— from Ancient Nahuatl Poetry, Containing the Nahuatl Text of XXVII Ancient Mexican Poems Brinton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature Number VII. by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Much of it most of it

Much of it, most of it indeed, is mere brutal vapouring, false in its facts, false in its deductions; remarkable only for the livid hues of hate with which it is coloured.
— from The Last Boer War by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

many of its members occupied in

The society which had its home on Little St. James Street was very active and many of its members occupied in after life responsible public positions.
— from Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 2. Under British Rule, 1760-1914 by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

may occur in mines of inadequate

The first situation may occur in mines of inadequate shaft capacity or wrong location; in mines abandoned and resurrected; in mines where a vertical shaft has reached its limit of useful extensions, having passed the place of economical crosscutting; or in mines in flat deposits with inclines whose haul has become too long to be economical.
— from Principles of Mining: Valuation, Organization and Administration by Herbert Hoover

me or insult me otherwise I

“Had he, as you say he did, intended to mock me, or insult me otherwise, I would have prayed him courteously to delay his sailing until such time as my hurts would permit to draw triggers, or cross swords with him; and he would have delayed at my request, being a gentleman of courage and of honor.”
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXV, No. 3, September 1849 by Various

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