He said he had carried it for years; and since he had done so, he had never received a blow, and never expected to while he carried it.
— from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
The next day he inquired if the draft had been sent to the roy, and being answered, not, exclaimed, 'Think you a word without meaning could escape my lips?
— from A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India by Nunes, Fernão, active 16th century
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