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roots except in the mob and no
He has no roots except in the mob and no hope except in its aroused resentment against inequality.
— from The Mirrors of Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert

resolution entered in the minutes and next
This was resolved, and the resolution entered in the minutes; and next day the photographer set to work.
— from The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Arthur Quiller-Couch

reserving enough individuality to make a new
Our language probably contains no more successful impersonation of any author: for the time being Lamb's mind approximated to that of Burton, while reserving enough individuality to make a new thing as well as a very subtle and exact echo.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 1 Miscellaneous Prose by Charles Lamb

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