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Never in my service had I
Never in my service had I seen the usually stolid sepoys so moved.
— from Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly

night I must see her in
To-morrow night, I must see her in the garden as before: and it can only be by thy contrivance.
— from The Substance of a Dream by F. W. (Francis William) Bain

name is Moore said he in
For a moment the squaw hesitated, and then lowering the club said: "If your name ain't Pike, what is it?" "My name is Moore," said he, in a loud, defiant tone.
— from The Scout and Ranger Being the Personal Adventures of Corporal Pike of the Fourth Ohio cavalry by James Pike

Now I may say he is
Now, I may say, he is a 'burning and a shining light;' one to whom we often point as a witness of the power and purity of the religion of Jesus Christ."
— from Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission by Daniel C. (Daniel Clarke) Eddy

No I must stay here in
No; I must stay here, in order to your safety, To watch the growth of danger, and prevent it.
— from Dryden's Works Vol. 08 (of 18) by John Dryden

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