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names of Awadji Hiogo Idsumi and Nara
The great centres are Kiusiu, in which are Hizen and Satsuma; Kioto, round which are clustered the prominent names of Awadji, Hiogo, Idsumi, and Nara; Owari and Mino; Kaga, including Kutani, Yamashiro, and in the adjoining province of Echizen, the village of Ota; and, lastly, Tokio, including Yokohama.
— from The Ceramic Art A Compendium of The History and Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain by Jennie J. Young

necessity of a hero is a necessity
The necessity of a hero is a necessity felt by all the nobler sort of writers.
— from A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury

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