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nature and their substance in each case
Natural philosophy consists of theology, mathematics, and thirdly the study of this world of generation and decay and things that though imperishable are nevertheless matter, and deals with their essential nature and their substance in each case.
— from The Works of the Emperor Julian, Vol. 2 by Emperor of Rome Julian

Not all the schools in Europe could
Not all the schools in Europe could have spoiled or improved him in that
— from General Bounce; Or, The Lady and the Locusts by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

nor are they save in extreme cases
You don't call such people lunatics, nor are they, save in extreme cases, criminals.
— from Afterwards by Kathlyn Rhodes

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