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places en route may or
Until Cork is reached, the tourist journeys rapidly or slowly, as the places en route may or may not have an appealing interest for him; {25} THE CLIFFS OF MOHER.
— from Romantic Ireland; volume 1/2 by Blanche McManus

peculate embezzle ROB make off
Steal , v. a. 1. Purloin, pilfer, filch, CABBAGE , poach, peculate, embezzle, ROB , make off with, come unlawfully by.
— from A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology by Richard Soule

philosophers equally require more of
But the masses require more of protection, and the masses and philosophers equally require more of control.
— from Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh

peaceable enough remarked Mr Ogden
"The shore looks peaceable enough," remarked Mr. Ogden.
— from The Marines Have Landed by Giles Bishop

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