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And in Sigmund's own words: "If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling, he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling; the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it."

From BBC Jul. 23, 2011

The transition of U. S. railroaders from private business men, not seldom of piratical bent, into public servants, was begun in 1887 with the founding of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

The burden of the "rates" has not seldom been recklessly imposed by local authorities, and should properly become a matter of national concern.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the pen of Wu traces not seldom such poems as are expected from a Chinese gentleman, Chang scorns a lighter toy than his automatic pistol.

From Time Magazine Archive

He would not permit her a despondent thought, though as the time drew near she not seldom, for his sake, assumed a braver and more cheerful aspect than her heart actually warranted.

From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham




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