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the understanding of how you
To avoid being subject to disease, would require the understanding of how you are healed.
— from Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy

the uniform of his Yeomanry
On the one hand, in a papier-mache frame, slightly tinged with smuts, stood a portrait of the “Honorable Bateson,” in the uniform of his Yeomanry.
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

the University of Halle Yc
105 Impeding the Inquisition 62 Various 43 Violation of disabilities 91 {552} A MS. volume in the Library of the University of Halle (Yc, 20, Tom. I) contains the reports to the Suprema by the tribunal of Toledo of its operations, from the auto de fe of September 4, 1575, to that of February 7, 1610.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 by Henry Charles Lea

the use of having yore
You can't win out; an' what's the use of having yore men killed off?”
— from Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford

though upon Olympus hung Yet
Dearest that castle set in sun and winds Remote as though upon Olympus hung, Yet with a human tang that drew our minds To gentle restful things; an open door, Warm hearths, silk-curtained beds, and shutters flung Wing-wide to let us watch the stars pulsating.
— from Beggars on Horseback by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse

the Union one hundred years
The object of this Exposition is to celebrate the anniversary of the admission of the State of Tennessee into the Union, one hundred years ago.
— from The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 28, May 20, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

the upbringing of his young
Even though he was a noble, Middle Eastern educated man, Mustafa erred at times in the upbringing of his young son.
— from Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) by Karl May

the use of his yard
[Pg 71] of carpenter, cooper, and blacksmith; and to whom we were indebted for much valuable assistance in procuring soil for the Wardian cases, and in giving us the use of his yard.
— from Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India. by Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir

the use of his yacht
After a short conference Harry wired Colonel Harris the use of his yacht to carry back to America the remains of beautiful Lucille.
— from The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Bolton

the uniform of his yacht
He was dressed in the uniform of his yacht.
— from All Adrift; Or, The Goldwing Club by Oliver Optic


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