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primitive elements replied Cyrus Harding and
“Yes, but water decomposed into its primitive elements,” replied Cyrus Harding, “and decomposed doubtless, by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force, for all great discoveries, by some inexplicable laws, appear to agree and become complete at the same time.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

primitive elements replied Cyrus Harding and
"Yes, but water decomposed into its primitive elements," replied Cyrus Harding, "and decomposed, doubtless; by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force, for all great discoveries, by some inexplicable law, appear to agree and become complete at the same time.
— from Abandoned by Jules Verne

precise external rule controlling his actions
Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts.
— from The Lost and Hostile Gospels An Essay on the Toledoth Jeschu, and the Petrine and Pauline Gospels of the First Three Centuries of Which Fragments Remain by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Prince Edward R C Hicks Alliston
Corners Durham Chateauguay W. Blackett Allendale Innisfil Simcoe, S. R. B. Sheridan Allisonville Ameliasburg Prince Edward R. C. Hicks Alliston Tecumseth Simcoe, S. R. George Fletcher Alloa Chinguacousy Peel William Sharp † Allumette Island Allumette Island Pontiac John Lynch Alma Peel Wellington, N. R.
— from List of Post Offices in Canada, with the Names of the Postmasters ... 1866 by Canada. Post Office Department


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