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• Another shell robbed Henry Boteler of the seat of his trousers, but caused the shedding of no blood, and his narrow escape the shedding of no tears, although the loss was a serious one. —  The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson
• But the most common loss is the loss of the skin of the point of the nose, cheek-bones, and chin--a loss which is indeed painful, but can be replaced by nature in the course of time Of course curious appearances are produced by such intense cold. —  Away in the Wilderness
• This loss of gas, however, is undesirable, because when the balloon descends the gas contracts, and the loss is then felt to be a great one. —  Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages
• Would that my loss were all! —  Frank Mildmay The Naval Officer
• If he refuses to marry Angelica, the loss will be his. —  The Three Admirals

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