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  • In the fubftance of the acquit - tance, which is the fame now and hereafter, from the guilt of fin, and puniQmient thereof, [2.]

    An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion: With Respect to Faith and Practice ... 1773

  • The determined look in her eyes-it was no longer sadness, but instead a kind of grim accep'tance'told him that he had heard correctly.

    Emperor of Ansalon Niles, Douglas 1993

  • This was their formal mark of accep - tance; henceforth they would be members of the Pack in all the ways of pups of their generation, except that they would be free to make permanent liaisons with other Pack members when they matured.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • I loved that his philosophy celebrated freedom and responsibility, the dignity and worth of every individual, the danger of intrusive government, and the impor tance of politics to protecting those ideals.

    The Girl Who Beat Up Rove Karl Rove 2010

  • Then, at a safe dis - tance, they ended the music.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • Some dis - tance away, Kahlan heard a night bird calling.

    Men Don't Leave Me 2010

  • I loved that his philosophy celebrated freedom and responsibility, the dignity and worth of every individual, the danger of intrusive government, and the impor tance of politics to protecting those ideals.

    The Girl Who Beat Up Rove Karl Rove 2010

  • I loved that his philosophy celebrated freedom and responsibility, the dignity and worth of every individual, the danger of intrusive government, and the impor tance of politics to protecting those ideals.

    The Girl Who Beat Up Rove Karl Rove 2010

  • I loved that his philosophy celebrated freedom and responsibility, the dignity and worth of every individual, the danger of intrusive government, and the impor tance of politics to protecting those ideals.

    The Girl Who Beat Up Rove Karl Rove 2010

  • I knelt beside him for some minutes, and then made my way to Mr. Turner's lodge-keeper, his house being the nearest, to ask for assis - tance.

    Sole Music 2010

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