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prosperous voyage he reached Martinique
After a singularly prosperous voyage, he reached Martinique on the 13th of June.
— from The Life of Columbus by Helps, Arthur, Sir

places Veren had resided more
Having lost his wife on the 1st of September, 1665, he married, on the 14th of November, 1666, Mary, widow of Nathaniel Veren; coming, through her, into possession of property in Jamaica and Barbadoes, in which places Veren had resided, more or less, in the prosecution of commercial business.
— from Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects by Charles Wentworth Upham

practised vaulting he ran measuring
Ernest had for some time practised vaulting; he ran, measuring his distance, and sprang over the heads of all the boys right up to the wall.
— from Ernest Bracebridge: School Days by William Henry Giles Kingston

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