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said he in the Princess of Samandal to
'It was commendable,' said he, 'in the Princess of Samandal to feel hurt at the king her father's ill-treatment; but to carry her vengeance so far, and especially against a prince who was not guilty, was what she will never be able to justify herself for.
— from Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights by E. Dixon

support him in the possession of St Thomas
Raleigh’s force is acknowledged by himself to have been insufficient to support him in the possession of St. Thomas, against the power of which Spain was master on that coast; yet it was sufficient as he owns, to take by surprise and plunder twenty towns.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume

saying Have I the pleasure of speaking to
Alighting from the carriage, Mr. Egmont addressed my uncle, saying,— "Have I the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Wayland?"
— from The Path of Duty, and Other Stories by Harriet S. Caswell

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