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How often, throughout the several stages of my distress, and even in my deli-verance, did 1 turn my eye to myself, andfrom my — self, with the disgust that made a part, and that not a light one, of my punishment
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The count, said she, is cer-tainly a good man But is not his a strange perse — verance?
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He swore in his heart that he would not fail in this if human effort and human perse - verance could render him successful.
A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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He swore in his heart that he would not fail in this if human effort and human perse - verance could render him successful.
A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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• I urged the Portuguese general in the most earnest terms to co-operate with me in the deli - verance of his country from the French, if he had any regard to his own honour, to the honour of his country, or of his prince; and I pointed out to him the resources of which he could avail himself to feed the army.
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Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius, Of the deli - verance of, and his army, iSOl.
Literary anecdotes of the eighteenth century; comprizing biographical memoirs of William Bowyer, printer, F. S. A. Bentley, Samuel, 1785-1868. [from old catalog] 1812
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In ordinaiy men this conduct is called obstinacy, in you, it is perse - verance.
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He faid, the perfe - verance and integrity of his friendfhip was highly commendable, and he wiflied he could fee more frequent inftances of that virtue.
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C 91 3 gion and amend the morals of mankind in general, and to feledl the moft meritorious of them to be fucceflively tranfplanted into the kingdom of heaven: which gracious offer is impartially tendered to all, who by perfe - verance in meeknefs, patience, piety, cha - rity, and a detachment from the world, are willing to qualify themfelves for this holy and happy fociety.
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Being held to be a violent papift, and known to have great intereft at the court of England, James refolved to employ him for his mother's deli - verance.
A General History of Scotland from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time 1768
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