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punished in later existences here also
The merit or the guilt which the soul has acquired in earlier existences, or brought upon itself, is rewarded or punished in later existences; here also Buddhism retains the doctrine of the Brahmans that the prosperity or misfortune of man is regulated according to the acts of a [Pg 460] former existence.
— from The History of Antiquity, Vol. 4 (of 6) by Max Duncker

prose in lectures essays histories and
It displays itself in every form of [xxv] poetry and prose, in lectures, essays, histories, and in biblical criticism.
— from The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-Christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham

party including Lady Eustace herself and
The whole party, including Lady Eustace herself and Patience Crabstick, were called upon to give their evidence to the Carlisle magistrates before they could proceed to London.
— from The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope

pau ia laua e hee ai
i ko laua nalu pau, ia laua e hee ai, alaila
— from The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by S. N. Haleole

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