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of necessity or necessity is nothing
Either we have no idea of necessity, or necessity is nothing but that determination of the thought to pass from causes to effects, and from effects to causes, according to their experienced union.
— from A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume

of night operations neither intuition nor
The old proverb, that an ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory, is specially true of night operations; neither intuition nor books can ever replace actual experience.
— from Night Operations for Infantry Compiled for the Use of Company Officers by C. T. Dawkins

Oh no oh no I never
“Oh, no; oh, no, I never improvise—at least an entire composition, like that.
— from As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story by Henry Harland

own net or not is not
Whether the Sachem mistrusted he was now to be taken in his own net or not, is not certain, but he also inquired,—"And what did you dream?"
— from An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 by John Niles Hubbard

of Nomenclature or naming is necessary
Some system of Nomenclature, or naming, is necessary for fixing and expressing botanical knowledge so as to make it available.
— from The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray

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