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To give the word "necessary" the restrictive operation contended for, would not only depart from its obvious and popular sense, but would give it the same force as if the word absolutely or indispensably had been prefixed to it Such a construction would beget endless uncertainty and embarrassment.— The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 (of 5) Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
It cures--absolutely, thoroughly and +Permanently+ cures--because it is based on truth; because the proper remedies are placed upon the very seat and fountain-head of the disease; where quickly and thoroughly it stamps out the fire (inflammation, from the Latin in_, and flamma_, to burn, to be a-fire) and eradicates the cause, at the same time healing the abrasions, releasing and invigorating the nerves, cleansing and unclogging the ducts, strengthening the erectile muscles--in a word restoring the whole Sexual Apparatus to its natural tone and strength; not harshly or violently, but gently, kindly, soothingly.— Manhood Perfectly Restored Prof. Jean Civiale's Soluble Urethral Crayons as a Quick, Painless, and Certain Cure for Impotence, Etc.
But the Chinese term is still pronounced si kua_, which is absolutely identical with the Greek word of which Liddell and Scott say, "perhaps the melon."— China and the Chinese
I have tried to persuade myself that I am better single than married But I am not the only woman To me you are,--absolutely, as though there were none other on the face of God's earth.— Phineas Finn The Irish Member
There are moments when I seem to hear something; and I feel quite sure-- absolutely, utterly certain--that if I turn round I shall see her there, coming up behind me, all sparkling with laughter.— The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories

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