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• At the time to which I allude, the town and county were burdened with large detachments of the military; the police was in motion, the magistrates assembled, yet all the movements, civil and military, had led to—nothing. —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6)
• Those who are interested in his memory will know to whom I allude, and possibly be grateful for the tribute to his character, however much it may have been sullied by his temporary absence of manly discretion. —  The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
• I beg to add that His Excellency will be happy to have some conversation with you on the question to which I allude, the first time you may visit this part of the province Not having been able to go at once to Kingston, Dr. Ryerson wrote to the Governor-General in regard to the University Bill. —  The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
• We can but allude, and hint, and suggest, and illustrate our position in an 'off-at-a-tangent' sort of way. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 459 Volume 18, New Series, October 16, 1852
• They must be acceptable to you, and I shall make no excuse for the length of my communication, knowing that each detail in the lives of the three persons connected with this crime must be of interest to one who has brooded upon the subject as long as you have The person to whom I allude is a certain Mark Felt, a most eccentric and unhappy being now living the life of a recluse amid the forests of the Catskills. —  The Forsaken Inn A Novel

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