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But the full weight of "the yoke of slavery" and "falsehood's blackness," by which pre-reformatory Russia was marked, fell upon the shoulders of the most hapless section of Russian subjects, the Jews.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900
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Through godlike hate of falsehood's marshlight shine
A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873
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Certainly the character of Lord Byron here given by his friend is not the kind to make him a trustworthy witness in any case: on the contrary, it seems to show either a subtle delight in falsehood for falsehood's sake, or else the wary artifices of a man who, having a deadly secret to conceal, employs many turnings and windings to throw the world off the scent.
Lady Byron Vindicated Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 1870
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The alchemist did not succeed in finding any stone the touch of which transmuted baser things to gold; and priests have not invented yet an oath with power to force from falsehood's desperate lips the pearl of truth.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. Interviews Robert Green Ingersoll 1866
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Certainly the character of Lord Byron here given by his friend is not the kind to make him a trustworthy witness in any case: on the contrary, it seems to show either a subtle delight in falsehood for falsehood's sake, or else the wary artifices of a man who, having a deadly secret to conceal, employs many turnings and windings to throw the world off the scent.
Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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The very world, by God's constraint, from falsehood's ways removing,
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I fly from falsehood's specious grin; 'I forget the third line.
What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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I fly from falsehood's specious grin; 'I forget the third line.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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I'd like to address falsehood's I've read in some of these posts.
Iowa State Daily 2009
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Heaven's air with falsehood's mask, "he is thrown into a" grave-like cell "(II. v), separated from his wife and children.
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