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the old province of France from
4. One of Henry’s titles was Prince of Bearn, that being the old province of France from which he came.
— from Abraham Lincoln by James Russell Lowell

The other Parliaments of France followed
The other Parliaments of France followed with more or less zeal, according to their own particular dispositions, the example shown by that of Paris.
— from A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by François Guizot

they obtained plenty of food from
The Spaniards were upon the outskirts of Polynesia, and, as they sailed onward, soon came upon a number of islands where they obtained plenty of food from the dusky-hued natives who eagerly swarmed around them in skin boats.
— from Famous Discoverers and Explores of America Their Voyages, Battles, and Hardships in Traversing and Conquering the Unknown Territories of a New World by Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Johnston

the outward passage of fluid from
Opposed to this view, that aggregation is caused by the outward passage of fluid from the cells, are the following facts.
— from Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

To one pound of fine flour
To one pound of fine flour, (well sifted and dried,) add half a pound of powdered loaf-sugar, (also sifted,) and mix them well together.
— from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book, 3rd ed. A Useful Guide for Large or Small Families, Containing Directions for Cooking, Preserving, Pickling... by Eliza Leslie

to other parts of France for
Bazaine's capitulation naturally implied the release of the forces under Prince Frederick Charles, by which he had been invested, and their transfer to other parts of France for a more vigorous prosecution of the invasion.
— from My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

title of prince only for fear
Footnote 4 : He was called the Prince Dauphin on account of his being the Dauphin of Auvergne; but we have given him the title of prince only for fear of confusion.
— from The Man-at-Arms; or, Henry De Cerons. Volumes I and II by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

time on points of faith for
I became very familiar with the various important passages, which frequently gave me great advantage in controversy, at that time, on points of faith; for it was [Pg 47] the practice of those days to blindly give credence to such faith as was taught from the pulpit, and, leaving the minister to reason for the whole congregation, they themselves rarely consulted the holy text, in a spirit of inquiry, though they deemed themselves most devout and reasonable Christians.
— from Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Maturin Murray Ballou


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