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Perplexities often occur when the daughter returns from college and finds that this recognition has been but partially accomplished.

From Democracy and Social Ethics by Addams, Jane

Ahmad Shah — The Rohillas — Ghazi-ud-din the younger — Perplexities of the Emperor — Alamgir II. placed on the throne.

From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)

By the Author of "Pen's Perplexities," "Margaret's Enemy," &c. &c, 1, 65, 129, 193, 257, 321.

From Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

Perplexities and heartaches multiplied with the morning hours of the following day.

From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

Perplexities increased; affairs in the West grew worse and worse.

From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis