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such kind encouragement Mr Elton
“Well, if you give me such kind encouragement, Mr. Elton, I believe I shall try what I can do.
— from Emma by Jane Austen

solemn kine er men en
He wuz one er dese yer solemn kine er men, en nebber run on wid much foolishness, like de yuther darkies.
— from The Conjure Woman by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt

skill King Eochaidh moves elate
Matchless in skill, King Eochaidh moves elate ... One moment ... then ... straight lip and slow-drawn breath Yield sullenly to sure on-coming fate.
— from Etain the Beloved, and Other Poems by James Henry Cousins

speculative knowledge even more emphatically
Beneke denies the possibility of speculative knowledge even more emphatically than Fries.
— from History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg

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