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useful none are susceptible of general
With respect to any influences immediately directed to the nervous system, these we apprehend to be few and simple; some kinds of medicine, are, no doubt, in particular cases useful, none are susceptible of general application.
— from Memoirs of John Abernethy With a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published by George Macilwain

untidy negligence a sign of great
It seemed to be her idea of making a toilette, and in her untidy negligence a sign of great effort towards personal adornment.
— from 'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales by Joseph Conrad

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