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John says, 'God _sent_ His Son,' and that word reposes, like the rest of the passage, on many words of Christ's -- such as, for instance, when He speaks of Himself as 'sanctified and sent into the world,' and many another saying.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Alexander Maclaren 1868
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"reposes," for sleep is not all that is required for rest.
Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery, as Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery in the United States: with the Duties of Masters to Slaves. William Andrew 1856
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"Ten that toil while one reposes" -- Oppenheim wrote that 100 years ago, yet today income and wealth inequality are near record levels.
Terry O'Neill: What's Good for Women Is Good for the Nation: Jobs, Livable Wages and Equal Pay Terry O'Neill 2011
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Here, Mr. Saviano attacks the legitimacy of the Camorra's tentacular business empire, which reposes largely on the two Cs: cocaine and cement.
Saviano's Hell on Earth Tobias Grey 2011
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No more the drudge and idler - ten that toil where one reposes
Terry O'Neill: What's Good for Women Is Good for the Nation: Jobs, Livable Wages and Equal Pay Terry O'Neill 2011
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No more the drudge and idler - ten that toil where one reposes
Terry O'Neill: What's Good for Women Is Good for the Nation: Jobs, Livable Wages and Equal Pay Terry O'Neill 2011
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No more the drudge and idler -- ten that toil where one reposes
Tamar Abrams: Who Would You Add to Women Deliver List of 100 Heroes? Tamar Abrams 2011
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"Ten that toil while one reposes" -- Oppenheim wrote that 100 years ago, yet today income and wealth inequality are near record levels.
Terry O'Neill: What's Good for Women Is Good for the Nation: Jobs, Livable Wages and Equal Pay Terry O'Neill 2011
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No more the drudge and idler -- ten that toil where one reposes
Tamar Abrams: Who Would You Add to Women Deliver List of 100 Heroes? Tamar Abrams 2011
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No more the drudge and idler - ten that toil where one reposes
Terry O'Neill: What's Good for Women Is Good for the Nation: Jobs, Livable Wages and Equal Pay Terry O'Neill 2011
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