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
I can write very like my lady, your niece; on forgotten matter we can hardly make distinction of our hands.
From Twelfth Night; or What You Will by Shakespeare, William
In some cases the resemblance of different species is so close that only one other expedient will make distinction possible, namely, a knowledge of the region from which the wood has come.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
Her marks for the day were a little too high; she did not make distinction enough between the good and the poor scholars.
From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)
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)
