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picture of Chang Kuo sitting
He refused the hand of an imperial princess, and also declined to have his portrait placed in the Hall of Worthies.” A picture of Chang Kuo sitting on a donkey and offering a descendant to the newly married couple is often found in the nuptial chamber.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

PAIR OF CHAMPION KEYLESS SKATES
A PAIR OF “CHAMPION” KEYLESS SKATES Given for new subscriptions amounting to $2.00; or for new subscriptions amounting to $1.00 and 30 cents cash additional.
— from The Pansy, November 1886, Vol. 14 by Various

principles of Christianity killed slavery
Of course, the principles of Christianity killed slavery, but it took eighteen hundred years to do it.
— from Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren

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