As the wool is taken from the flocks that are kept near home, and is spun and dyed there, and as the time consumed in the weaving is not counted, each rug is considered clear gain.
— from Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Rosa Belle Holt
At the same moment Deacon Bates called Mr. Prymm to the chair, took the floor himself, and said: "There was a remark dropped by Mr. Lottson, and followed up in his excellent speech, which I am certain conceals a truth which is not clearly enough realized.
— from The Scripture Club of Valley Rest; or, Sketches of Everybody's Neighbours by John Habberton
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