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moment until Ramorez returned another man
It was only a moment until Ramorez returned, another man riding knee and knee with him, a led horse following them.
— from Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure by Jackson Gregory

motto Ultima ratio regum amidst much
These are fine specimens of the founder's craft, and bear the grim motto "Ultima ratio regum," amidst much ornate decoration.
— from Light Come, Light Go: Gambling—Gamesters—Wagers—The Turf by Ralph Nevill

my unpardonable remissness remaining always my
My good, dear Wegeler! Greetings to Old Friends in Bonn How greatly do I thank you for thinking of me; I have so little deserved it and so little tried to deserve anything from you, and yet you are so very good and refuse to be held aloof by anything, not even by my unpardonable remissness, remaining always my true, good, brave friend.
— from The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I by Alexander Wheelock Thayer

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