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still expecting letters from you
I am still expecting letters from you after that of the 22nd, but I am sure to get them here in this billet.
— from Letters of a Soldier, 1914-1915 by Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier

sospechosos en la fe y
Luys de Almazan, hijos de Manuel de Almazan porque estavan circuncidados los tenian por sospechosos en la fe, y assi les dieron por penitencia que mientras se dezia en la
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 by Henry Charles Lea

said Edith loftily for you
“It is useless, therefore,” said Edith, loftily, “for you to make any opposition.
— from The Living Link: A Novel by James De Mille

searching everywhere look for yourself
"Ah, faith," said Coconnas, searching everywhere, "look for yourself, I cannot find it."
— from Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas

strip every limb from your
Next, strip every limb from your young hemlocks, and shingle them onto your ridge pole.
— from Woodcraft and Camping by George Washington Sears

strip every limb from your
Next, strip every limb from your young hemlocks and shingle them onto your ridge pole.
— from Woodcraft by George Washington Sears

shall ever learn from you
“Yes—yes, I know, and —— But before I go on I want you to give me your word of honor that no one shall ever learn from you the secret I am about to commit to you,” said the banker.
— from The Golden Key; Or, A Heart's Silent Worship by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

she engage lodgings from you
Didn’t she engage lodgings from you and telegraph we were coming this evening?”
— from The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Katherine Stokes

someone else love for you
So it is said, "Thou, thou thyself, must love;" not, "Let someone else love for you."
— from Epistle Sermons, Vol. 2: Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Martin Luther


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