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permitting smoking of course I do

You are not permitting smoking, of course?" "I do know at least a little about the business," answered the Adjutant with melancholy.
— from 'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 by Maurice Genevoix

painful sensation of cold is diminished

Thus in the beginning of ague-fits the painful sensation of cold is diminished, while the patient exerts himself in the shivering and gnashing of his teeth.
— from Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I by Erasmus Darwin

possible strands of crewel in designs

The work is done upon very fine linen, and each thread is covered with a stitch of embroidery, done with the slenderest possible strands of crewel, in designs of playing-cards, and of round and fish-shaped counters, in [258] mother-of-pearl shades, copied from the original pearl counters, which still lie in the little oval pools hollowed out for them in the mahogany frame.
— from Furniture of the Olden Time by Frances Clary Morse

present state of China is derived

The modern description of India is a repetition of the ancient, and the present state of China is derived from a distant antiquity, to which there is no parallel in the history of mankind.
— from An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition by Adam Ferguson

particular stories of cruelty I do

Into discussion of the truth of particular stories of cruelty I do not intend to enter.
— from A Sheaf by John Galsworthy

present session of Congress in defiance

Let us suppose that the General Government, at the present session of Congress, in defiance of their own opinion of the constitutionality and expediency of the Protecting Policy and of the express provision of the Constitution that all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States, suspend the execution of the Tariff law within the limits of South Carolina.—Let us also suppose that the General Government, conscientiously believing, as they do, that they possess the power to pass laws for the protection of domestic industry, shall yet assure the people that they believe they do not possess it, and recommend an amendment of the Constitution which shall give it to them.
— from Strictures on Nullification by Alexander Hill Everett

Philip said of course I did

"I beg your pardon," Philip said; "of course I did not speak in earnest."
— from The Silent Shore: A Romance by John Bloundelle-Burton

present style of cooking I don

In spite of Mrs. Wilding's praise of our present style of cooking, I don't believe our friend Vander finds it substantial enough to sustain his manly bulk, and I'll tell you the grounds of my belief.
— from The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes by Waters, W. G., Mrs.

preceding session of Congress in defence

[In February, 1831, several distinguished gentlemen of the city of New York, in behalf of themselves and a large number of other citizens, invited Mr. Webster to a public dinner, as a mark of their respect for the value and success of his efforts, in the preceding session of Congress, in defence of the Constitution of the United States.
— from The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Edwin Percy Whipple

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