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Again, having seen some experiments of bitumen, and having read far more of naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the altar might be natural, and bade me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he intrenched the altar round with water: for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto water, but flames in the arms of its antagonist.
Religio Medici 2007
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She may guzzle hot chocolate and possess inflamable tresses laced with gold spun from Stiltskin's loom.
Spawn de la Snark Miss Snark 2006
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While Tom and the others had been standing off the giants in front, a smaller force had crept around to the rear, and set the inflamable side of the hut ablaze.
Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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The airship, moreover, will be more or less immune from such dangers if the non-inflamable gas, known as "C" gas, becomes sufficiently cheap to be used for inflating airships.
British Airships, Past, Present, and Future George Whale
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Again, having seen some experiments of Bitumen, and having read far more of Naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the Altar might be natural; and bid me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he entrenched the Altar round with Water; for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto Water, but flames in the Arms of its Antagonist.
Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923
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Again, having seen some experiments of Bitumen, and having read far more of Naphtha, he whispered to my curiosity the fire of the Altar might be natural; and bid me mistrust a miracle in Elias, when he entrenched the Altar round with Water; for that inflamable substance yields not easily unto Water, but flames in the Arms of its Antagonist.
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This house is very inflamable for a brick building, and were a fire once started it would be impossible to stay its progress with the means at hand.
Superintendent's Report of the Eastern Insane Asylum, for the Year of 1884 N.C. Goldsboro 1885
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She had no inflamable masculine imaginations to consider.
The Duke of Stockbridge Edward Bellamy 1874
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Souvereign is as inflamable, and as proud and at the Same time less systematick, uniform and united; so that it is not so easy for them to avoid Wars.
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Antimony separate, in a short time, a yellow and very inflamable
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