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  • "Peaceably," he answered at once; "I am come to sacrifice unto the

    David the Shepherd Boy Amy Steedman

  • Peaceably, therefore, she returned to take possession of her usual apartment, affectionately accompanied by her eldest sister.

    Camilla 2008

  • In 1839 he had an audience with Queen Victoria despite the protests of a group of the best people known as the Society for Peaceably Repressing Infidelity.

    The Worldly Philosophers Robert L. Heilbroner 1999

  • In 1839 he had an audience with Queen Victoria despite the protests of a group of the best people known as the Society for Peaceably Repressing Infidelity.

    The Worldly Philosophers Robert L. Heilbroner 1999

  • And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.

    1 Samuel 16. 1999

  • Peaceably-disposed and competent men were to be appointed on both sides for this purpose.

    Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

  • Fort Sumter -- "Peaceably if we can; forcibly if we must."

    Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death T. C. DeLeon

  • (1777–1852) 1The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, “Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

    Quotations 1919

  • The gentleman [Mr. Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, “Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

    Quotations 1919

  • QUOTATION: The gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, “Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must.

    Quotations 1919

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