make distinction

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Florence was the first to make distinction; the orator was appointed by the council of the republic; the mandatorio, with inferior powers, by the Council of Ten.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Reverence, That angel of the world, doth make distinction Of place ’tween high and low.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred

But her little hand was not equal to the task; and so white was she that the lamplight failed to make distinction between the colour of the drapery and the hue of the flesh.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

Scant time was there in that boat to make distinction between friend and foe.

From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary

Which of them both Is dearest to me—I have no skill in sense To make distinction.

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)