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the rank of captain he accompanied Roger
Having entered into the army at an early age, and attained the rank of captain, he accompanied Roger North, brother of Lord North, in his expedition to Guiana, a country which was then looked upon as a perfect Eldorado .
— from Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Mrs. Lanaghan

the Russian Orthodox Christian has always remained
He put on a Christian coat, but he kept his pagan hide; and the Russian Orthodox Christian has always remained a semi-pagan.
— from Through Scandinavia to Moscow by William Seymour Edwards

the reign of Caliph Haroun al Raschid
In the reign of Caliph Haroun al Raschid there was at Bagdad a porter, who was a fellow of infinite wit and humor.
— from The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Anonymous

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