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And prostrating themselues at his feet, they all and euery of them made their humble sutes, yet he would haue compassion on them, as vpon his poore subiects, regarding themselues, their wiues, and children, and pitying their distres, and penury, and that he would graciously procure some redresse for them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The people as then sore bewailed their distres, & greatlie lamented that they must thus leaue house & home to the vse of sauage beasts.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6) England (1 of 12) William the Conqueror Raphael Holinshed
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When dey see mah distres 'dey' leased de rope an 'I wuz saved.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Work Projects Administration
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I'm going to save damsels in distres says Aditya Narayan, son of singer Udit Narayan, who is all set to hit the big screen with Vikram Bhatt's upcoming horror flick Singing is in What if you have a camera trained on you, 24x7.
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I'm going to save damsels in distres says Aditya Narayan, son of singer Udit Narayan, who is all set to hit the big screen with Vikram Bhatt's upcoming horror flick Singing is in actor and best actress?
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Considering their distres, their requests were granted, and all helpfullnes done unto them; their goods transported, and them selves & goods sheltered in their houses as well as they could.
Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts William Bradford 1623
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And prostrating themselues at his feet, they all and euery of them made their humble sutes, yet he would haue compassion on them, as vpon his poore subiects, regarding themselues, their wiues, and children, and pitying their distres, and penury, and that he would graciously procure some redresse for them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584
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And them most suffer, with great mundayne distres.
The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 Sebastian Brant 1489
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Unfortunately, going without a hospital plan is not an option because medical bills can easily reach into the thousands of dollars and cause you extreme financial distres
unknown title 2009
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Unfortunately, going without a hospital plan is not an option because medical bills can easily reach into the thousands of dollars and cause you extreme financial distres
unknown title 2009
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