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vrai est vraisemblable and yet
Here again, the explanation of Mr Max Müller, “si non vrai est vraisemblable,” and yet I cannot help seeing that the legends of Perseus and Œdipus may just as well be supposed to embody primitive tradition.
— from Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations by Arundell of Wardour, John Francis Arundell, Baron

veinte en veinte años y
[1103] 'Contaban sus eras, y edades, que ponian en sus libros de veinte en veinte años, y por lustros de quatro en quatro....
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 by Hubert Howe Bancroft

very enjoyable visit at your
JAMES LEMEN, SR., AND HIS ANTI-SLAVERY LABORS Rev. James Lemen, Ridge Prairie, Illinois Dear Brother: At my recent very enjoyable visit at your house you made two important requests, which I will now answer.
— from The Jefferson-Lemen Compact The Relations of Thomas Jefferson and James Lemen in the Exclusion of Slavery from Illinois and Northern Territory with Related Documents 1781-1818 by Willard C. (Willard Carey) MacNaul

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