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America is a big country but lost his greatnes under the former governement in many ways.
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And although most earnestly he desired that which now Conrado had so frankly offered him, and was in his power onely to bestow on him; yet could he not cloud any part of his greatnes, but with a resolved judgement, thus replied.
The Decameron 2004
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This Asie is of suche a sise, as aucthorus holde opinion, that Affrike and Europe ioyned together: are scante able to matche it in greatnes.
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But Ganges farre passeth in greatnes the other twaine.
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But he well considering what she was, the greatnes of his injury, as also how, and for whom: he forgot all wanton allurements of Love, scorning to entertaine a thought of compassion, continuing constant in his resolution, to let her suffer, as he himselfe had done.
The Decameron 2004
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The greatnes of the store doeth make the prices lesse, Besides in all the land they know not how good meate to dresse.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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How many harping irons, speares, cordes, axes, hatchets, kniues, and other implements for the fishing, and what sort and greatnes of them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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With full promise that vppon my retourne from my voiage of S. Iames, I will make you amendes, in the very same place, wher I committed the fault: and remaining your prisoner for a certaine time, I wil not depart from you, vntill I have satisfied, by sufficient penance the greatnes of my trespas.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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“My frende of Athens, because thy famous wysedome is well knowen to the worlde, and I haue heard tell of the excellencie therof, and of the greatnes of thy trauaile, where thou hast attaigned to the singuler knowledge of Philosophie; I desire to learne of thee (now hauing seene my great treasures) who is the happiest man and most blessed, that thou knowest in this world.”
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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His greatest enemies can deny none of this; and a man of this moderation of mind could have no hungry appetite to prey upon his subjects, tho 'he had a greatnes of mind not to live precariously by them.
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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