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outlaws now under consideration in
Of course I do not mean to libel the fair fame of that fine freebooter Robin Hood and his companions by placing the rascally leaders of the bands of outlaws now under consideration in the same jolly and respectable class with those beloved friends of the childhood of us all.
— from The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. (James Henderson) Blount

of nailing up creepers if
Could send specimens of nailing up creepers if qualification is required.
— from Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Thomas Henry Huxley

or not universal consent is
For it is it which, in the first place, invests universal consent with its great importance, and in the second, determines in each separate case whether or not universal consent is to be bestowed.
— from Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 3. The Reaction in France by Georg Brandes

on no unfavourable conditions indeed
Peace was concluded with Spain; on no unfavourable conditions indeed, but not on such as flattered the new minister’s pride.
— from The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 2 (of 7) by Arthur Thomas Malkin

of names upon character is
The effect of names upon character is not considered as it should be.
— from An Encore by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland

of novel under construction it
I have a strange kind of novel under construction; it begins about 1660 and ends 1830, or perhaps I may continue it to 1875 or so, with another life.
— from Vailima Letters Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis Stevenson to Sidney Colvin, November 1890-October 1894 by Robert Louis Stevenson

of nationality under circumstances in
Every one may not know that in the East of Europe and in Armenia, "blinde crowders" still wander from village to village, carrying, wheresoever they go, the 215 songs of a former day and the news of the latest hour; acting, after a fashion, as professors of history and "special correspondents," and keeping alive the sentiment of nationality under circumstances in which, except for their agency, it must almost without a doubt have expired.
— from Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington, contessa

of Nation Urged CHAPTER IV
During the Year—Tribute To American Soldiers—Splendid Spirit of the Nation—Resume the Work of Peace—Outline of Work in Paris—Support of Nation Urged CHAPTER IV THE FLASH THAT SET THE WORLD
— from Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Kelly Miller


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