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the romanticists are comparatively few in number
No wonder therefore that the pianoforte sonatas of the romanticists are comparatively few in number and the least satisfactory of their works.
— from How to Appreciate Music by Gustav Kobbé

to remove any commissioner for inefficiency neglect
No more than three commissioners may be appointed from the same political party, and the President has the power to remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
— from The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by William Larrabee

that rather a compliment for I never
Though I heard her lament with Miss Screechington in the music-room, that I was 'so fast,' and 'such slang style;' I consider that rather a compliment, for I never knew any lady pull [Pg 136] to pieces my bonnet, or my bouquet, or my hat, unless it was a prettier one than their own.
— from Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

to ropes and catching fish in nets
[N13] with harpoons attached to ropes, and catching fish in nets.
— from The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. XLIX April-October 1850 by Various

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