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To this extremity is attached a stout cord, and fastened to a stake in the ground.— Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East
At the other extremity was a battalion of glasses, some syphons and some lofty bottles.— The Lion's Share
Your extremity is their opportunity.— Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
At the extremity was a creek which received the name of Chevalier.— Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
To get through such a period without a _coup d'état_ being attempted, on either side or on both, requires such a combination of the love of liberty and the habit of self-restraint as very few nations have yet shown themselves capable of; and though this extremity were avoided, to expect that the two authorities would not paralyze each other's operations is to suppose that the political life of the country will always be pervaded by a spirit of mutual forbearance and compromise, imperturbable by the passions and excitements of the keenest party struggles.— Considerations on Representative Government
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