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Newton himself, in a later edition of the "Principia," struck out the generous recognition of genius recorded above, and joined in terming Leibnitz an impostor,
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Do you know, Mr. Scott, I would denounce the whole thing as a lie, a scheme of that adventuress, or that impostor,
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Because Mohammed, if he had done what he did, in France and in the eighteenth century, would have been called an impostor,
The Unseen World and Other Essays John Fiske 1871
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He is also stated to have declared that Louis Joliet was an impostor,
France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858
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While she was incarcerated, Jones grilled the boy -- and found out that he was an impostor,
Film.com Movie Blog 2008
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While she was incarcerated, Jones grilled the boy -- and found out that he was an impostor,
Film.com Movie Blog 2008
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[33] the Bithynian or Cappadocian knight, [34] the Greek adventurer who takes everything out of the Roman's hands, [35] the Chaldean impostor,
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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It is of little use to call him “a rascal, a scoundrel, a thief, an impostor,
Life of Lord Byron Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 1854
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