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• So powerful and persistent was the radical influence that even so able a lawyer as Edwin M. Stanton, then Secretary of War, was constrained to send an order to the commander of the District of Missouri, directing him to execute the act of Congress of July 17, 1862, relative to the confiscation of property of persons engaged in the rebellion, although the law provided for its execution in the usual way by the judicial department of the government, and gave no shadow of authority for military action It is only necessary here to remark that the order was not, as it could not be lawfully, obeyed. —  Forty-Six Years in the Army
• There is still retailed a vague, persistent, and entirely baseless tradition that Aphra Behn was assisted in writing her plays by Edward Ravenscroft,[22] the well known dramatist. —  The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I
• They seem very persistent, and do not mind exposing themselves As the brigadier handed the note to the chief of the staff, the threatened firing broke out in the rear. —  On the Heels of De Wet
• However, when you described your man as honest, persistent, and fearless in dealing with crooks and thugs, I would have known that you were talking about Shirley Wells, even if you had omitted the name. —  David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story
• He is impudent and exceedingly persistent, and she does not desire his attentions. —  The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm

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