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Peters very kindly it is
Sir, said Mr. Peters, very kindly, it is a very solemn circumstance; and I love to see it so reverently and awfully entered upon.
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

painted vapors known Injustice is
Of all the humbugs or "painted vapors" known, Injustice is the least capable of profiting men or kings!
— from History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Thomas Carlyle

pleasant voice kept it in
Today a friendly interest in this pleasant voice kept it in her hand a moment.
— from The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife by Ellen M. Firebaugh

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