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s poetry is not entirely sane
The man Shelley, in very truth, is not entirely sane, and Shelley’s poetry is not entirely sane either.”
— from The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by Daniel J. MacDonald

strong predatory instincts necessitating either slavery
But if there were no government, the result would not be an absence of force in men's relations to each other; it would merely be the exercise of force by those who had strong predatory instincts, necessitating either slavery or a perpetual readiness to repel force with force on the part of those whose instincts were less violent.
— from Political Ideals by Bertrand Russell

studies programs in New England schools
American regionalism and social education: a study of the implications of American regionalism for the social-studies programs in New England schools.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

strictly practical if nothing else sees
And Minnie, who is strictly practical if nothing else, sees a fair hope of return in her present plan.
— from The Hoyden by Duchess

secondary purpose is not elsewhere stated
That Wieland had any such secondary purpose is not elsewhere stated, but it does not seem as if the journal would have published such a rumor without some foundation in fact.
— from Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman) Hewett-Thayer

several places in New England such
In Virginia they had founded Jamestown, and Gosnold and John Smith had visited and named several places in New England, such as Cape Cod and the Charles River.
— from The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber


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