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Examples
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Saul sav'd that which was none of his, to sacrifice to the Lord, and how unacceptable it was, I desire you to consider, and make the
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Inclination forbad me to treat him harshly, who had defended my Honour, and now sav'd my Life.
Exilius 2008
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Because none of the passengers were sav'd to tell the tale
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I thought the Bridegroom had been return'd: Sir, pray pardon this Rudeness; But indeed I had quite forgot you, quite forgot you, as I hope to be sav'd: But what makes you tremble, Sir, are you ill dispos'd.
The City Bride (1696) Or The Merry Cuckold Joseph Harris
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Both may be _sav'd_ and made _good Friends_; and here
Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry (1700) and the Essay on Heroic Poetry (second edition, 1697) Samuel Wesley
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The traitor Hyde -- The Vaudois, sav'd, are blessing,
Cromwell Alfred B. Richards
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_ In good truth -- I will not, for I knew thy Father, he was a hearty wary Man, and I cannot consent that his Son should squander away what he sav'd, to no purpose.
The Busie Body Susanna Centlivre
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I will not reckon up the Millions it wou'd have sav'd us, that have since gone out for Bread; nor those it wou'd have gain'd us, by the encrease of our Manufactures, and the keeping busy at Home, all the
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_ You have Reason to be transported, Sir _George_; I have sav'd your Life.
The Busie Body Susanna Centlivre
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Lead, and to rebuke others upon many Occasions; By this he is sav'd from appearing too _nauseous_ and _impudent_.
An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) Corbyn Morris
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