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passed upon living poets is

But the judgment passed upon living poets is at best provisional, and subject to reversal on appeal.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 15, Nos. 85-90, April 1872-September 1872 A Monthly Magazine by Various

postage upon Letters posted in

The rate of postage upon Letters posted in Canada, addressed to places within the Dominion or in the United States, will be 3 cents per ounce instead of 3 cents per half ounce as heretofore.
— from Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton A. (Clifton Armstrong) Howes

Paraguay under Lieutenant Patiño in

Bourgade la Dardye inclines to think he was the first to visit it since the expedition sent by the elder Lopez, President of Paraguay, under Lieutenant Patiño in 1861.
— from A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767 by R. B. (Robert Bontine) Cunninghame Graham

picking up little Primrose in

Lady Merrifield said she would lead the way, Lord Rotherwood coming with her, picking up little Primrose in his arms to carry her upstairs to the loft.
— from The Two Sides of the Shield by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

printed upon large paper in

The fifty copies of this valuable catalogue printed upon large paper in 4to, were intended for presents only.
— from A Bibliography of Bibliography; Or, a Handy Book About Books Which Relate to Books by Joseph Sabin

pure unspotted love Preserved in

But when I tell her of the certain ruin [Pg 259] You must encounter with at their arrival In Syracusa, and that death, with torments, Must fall upon you, which you yet repent not, Esteeming it a glorious martyrdom, And a reward of pure unspotted love, Preserved in the white robe of innocence, Though she were in your power; and, still spurr'd on By powerful love, you rather chose to suffer The fury of your lord, than that she should Be grieved or tainted in her reputation——
— from The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I by Philip Massinger

peculiar usage long perpetuated itself

A peculiar usage long perpetuated itself at Auxerre.
— from Imaginary Portraits by Walter Pater

published until later probably in

It was not published until later, probably in 1808, when it came with two other songs from the press of Simrock.
— from The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I by Alexander Wheelock Thayer

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