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me off long enough cruel he
"Thou hast put me off long enough, cruel," he said; "and now it is thy father's wish that our marriage should be soon.
— from Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

majority of later English critics have
And if the majority of later English critics have agreed with Wordsworth, it only shows that Englishmen in general are better judges of lyric than of dramatic work.
— from The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story by Frank Harris

more or less extensive conversions have
In 1859: "Nearly all the churches have enjoyed revivals of religion more or less extensive; conversions have been numerous."
— from American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente

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