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producing any dangerous symptoms and where she
Cases of ventral pregnancy have been recorded where the child has remained in the mother’s abdomen without producing any dangerous symptoms, and where she has again become pregnant in the natural way.
— from A System of Midwifery by Edward Rigby

prophets and do signs and wonders so
Christ Himself prophesied in Matthew xxiv: "There shall come in My Name false Christs and false prophets, and do signs and wonders, so as to deceive even the elect," [Matt. 24:24] and Paul says in II Thessalonians ii, that Antichrist shall, through the power of Satan, be mighty in lying wonders [2 Thess. 2:9].
— from Works of Martin Luther, with Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Martin Luther

painter and deservedly so as we shall
The Sala de' Duchi was entrusted to Lorenzino of Bologna, who was invited to Rome from his native city, where he enjoyed the reputation of an excellent painter, and deservedly so, as we shall see in his place.
— from The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Luigi Lanzi

powders and drugs such as William Shakespeare
All that I told you was, that by the use of certain powders and drugs, such as William Shakespeare speaks of in the Midsummer Night's Dream, where he says-- 'The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid, Will make a man or woman madly doat Upon the next live creature that it sees;' I can change hate or indifference into love, and love into hate, so that he who now cares nought for you, may soon be at your feet; and he who now loves you, may soon be as cold as ice."
— from Arabella Stuart: A Romance from English History by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

palpable and dark such as we shall
Was it sin palpable and dark, such as we shall remember painfully this day year?
— from Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Frederick William Robertson

poison and destroyed several as we shall
It tried every constitution, saturated every man with fever poison, and destroyed several, as we shall see a little further on.
— from The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by David Livingstone

prevent any disagreeable surprise And we shall
“Yes, I have just been told so,” Pierre replied; and then he hesitated for a moment before adding, with a desire to prevent any disagreeable surprise: “And we shall no doubt see Prince Dario also, for he has not started for Naples as I told you.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Complete by Émile Zola

proscriptions and deportations such as were seen
Then, as soon as the exchange of produce is slackened; as soon as the great cities are left without bread, while the great manufacturing centres find no buyers for the articles of luxury they produce,—the counter-revolution is bound to take place, and it would come, treading upon the slain, sweeping the towns and villages with shot and shell; indulging in orgies of proscriptions and deportations, such as were seen in France in 1815, 1848, and 1871.
— from The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz

provisions at different stages and with such
All possible preparations were made for supplying the army with provisions at different stages, and with such carts and horses as were thought necessary to the expedition.
— from An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 by Alexander Hewatt


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